Mr. Prakash Chand Upadhyaya

Managing Director of 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project Authorities.

Mr. P.C. Upadhyay assumed the role of Managing Director of PHPA-II on May 28, 2025. Currently on deputation from NHPC Limited, a Navratna Enterprise under Ministry of Power, Govt of India. He has 27 years of extensive experience in the planning, design, and construction of large-scale hydroelectric projects.

A 1993 batch Civil Engineering graduate with Masters Degree in Hydraulics and Flood Control from Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University), Mr. Upadhyay previously served as Head of NHPC’s Nepal Projects Unit, overseeing survey, investigation, and Detailed Project Report (DPR) studies for three projects in Nepal i.e. 800 MW West Seti Project, 460 MW Seti River-6 Project and 624 MW Phukot Karnali Project, with a combined capacity of 1,884 MW. Prior to this, he was General Manager (Civil) at Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL), where he played a pivotal role in forming a joint venture between NHPC and JKSPDC, securing the EPC turnkey contract, and managing the planning, design & Engineering (PDE) and Surface Works package for the 850 MW Ratle HE Project in Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir.

His career also includes working for the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower HE Project situated in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, in which he looked after Powerhouse design, infrastructure development works and downstream protection works. Additionally, Mr. Upadhyay has been involved in the planning and design of the Kurichu HE Project of Bhutan,  DPR-stage design of the Siang Middle and Dibang Multi-Purpose Projects in India and across diverse hydroelectric initiatives in India.

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