Leadership

Mr. Dwijadas Basak is the Chief Executive Officer of TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, supplying electricity to over 2 million consumers in Northern Odisha. He brings over three decades' experience in power distribution management.

Prior to joining TPNODL, he served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL), where he played a pivotal role in driving operational excellence. A seasoned electrical engineer, Mr. Basak has held various leadership positions within the Tata Power Group. Before moving to Odisha, he was Chief of the Commercial and Social Impact Group at Tata Power-DDL in New Delhi. Mr Basak has worked in India and Brazil. Between 1991-2000, he worked with three major private power distribution companies in India. During the 2000-2002 period, he served at AES Electro Paulo, and was involved in the business of power distribution in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since 2003, he has been associated with the Tata Power Group in various roles. He played a key role in the transformation journey of Distribution business in North and Northwest of Delhi (Tata Power-DDL).

He had successfully completed Advanced Management Program (SLDP)- 2022-2023 from IIM Ahmedabad and holds Alumni status of IIM-A. He pursued Advanced Leadership Course from IIM- Bangalore and Certification Program on General Management (TGELS) by Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC).

Mr. Sengupta, prior to taking up this role as CFO with TPNODL, was the Head - Finance & Accounts at Tata Power Solar, spearheading the company's finance & accounts, commercial & taxation functions.

With a career spanning over twenty-four years, Mr. Sengupta brings with him a rich experience in diverse areas like Financial Management, Business Plan & Strategy, Accounting & Taxation, Import & Export.

He joined Tata Power in the year 2007 and moved in different role as Head-Finance of Haldia division (merchant power plant), then moved to Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL) in Gujarat as Head-Finance & accounts and since 2016 in Tata Power Solar, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power.

Starting his career in FMCG company, he has worked in manufacturing & real estate company as well. In his career he was responsible for Finance, Taxation, Strategy, Funding, Project Finance, Financial Modelling, Price Fixation, MIS & budgeting. During his career he also handled internal audit & risk management and involved in commercial negotiation, handled offshore fund inflow & its management alongside managing FEMA Regulations.

Mr. Sengupta is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant.

Nilesh Potphode, Chief Operation Services, is Post Graduate in Electrical Power Systems having more than 30 years of experience in Power sector. His work experience ranges across Generation-Transmission-Distribution business of supply chain with domain knowledge across Commissioning of Thermal Plant / EHV substations / Protection and Engineering / Planning of Distribution Network as well as Operations and Maintenance of Large Distribution utility. He has worked in Projects / Utilities in India as well as abroad. He also specialises in Customer Acquisition and Marketing in competitive scenario of Distribution Utilities, as in Mumbai.

A problem solver and expertise in Techno commercial arena, he provides strategic leadership for safe and reliable operations at TPNODL. Prior to taking over the role in TPNODL, he has worked in Tata Power, Mumbai Distribution, as Chief Operations and in TPNODL as Chief Engineering and Planning.

Mr. Pradeep Kumar Mohanty is an Electrical Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution sector, with companies such as Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd., Tata Power Company Ltd., Essar Power Limited, Jindal Stainless Limited, and Lanco Infratech Ltd. His experience includes all aspects of Pre-project activities, Project Planning, Project Execution, Project Management, Bidding, and EPC. He is also a Certified Energy Manager (BEE), an Internal Auditor of ISO 9001 & 14001, a Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE) and an IPMA D Level certificate holder.