Interactions with
Mr . A . Gopal Rao
Mr A . Gopal Rao did his graduation in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University . He has joined as Technical Assistant in the erstwhile APSEB in the year 1969 and rose to the position of Chief Engineer . After serving for 34 years in various cadres in the APSEB and APNPDCL , he retired as Chief Engineer in the year 2003 . Prior to joining TSNPDCL , he served as OSD from August , 2003 to July , 2004 . He is on Company Board of Directors as Chairman & Managing Director of TSNPD- CL since 20th October 2016 .
OU memories : Career Aspects :
How do you think OUCE has emerged as an institution in the 21st Century ? It has produced excellent leaders in the field of engineering . There is no denying the fact that everyone who has graduated from this prestigious institution has left no stone unturned in making a mark of their own in their respective fields of expertise .
Professors who created an everlasting impression ? Prof . Y . Narasimhan and Prof . Laxminarayana .
Favorite hangout spot in OUCE ? Library
Your best buddies in your college days ? N . Ramachandra Reddy , Prakash ( Druva College ), Achuth and Linga Reddy .
Your favorite subject in 4 years ? Physical Chemistry , Physics , Transmission and Distribution , Generation and Utilization .
Can you explain to us your career progression after you stepped out of OUCE ? After completion of my B . E . ( Electrical ), I joined Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board ( APSEB ) in 1969 which is the sole electricity utility dealing with Generation , Transmission and Distribution of electricity in the entire state . The economic reforms in the country also envisaged reforms in the electricity sector and the State Electricity Board was bifurcated into Generation , Transmission and Distribution Companies . I opted to work in Distribution company so as to serve the consumers directly . I was promoted from JE to ADE , ADE to DE , DE to SE and SE to CE from 1969 to 2003 and retired from service in June 2003 .
Post retirement , I served in TSNPDCL as Special Officer till July 2004 and as Consultant for Rural Electrification Corporation ( REC ) for rural household electrification . After the formation of Telangana , the Government of Telangana appointed me as Chairman & Managing Director of TSNP- DCL in October , 2016 .
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