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This utility's transformation is coming to fruition with the support of the talent development function.
As a utility company with the ambitious goal of having a renewable energy portfolio of more than 50 percent by 2032, NTPC Limited is on a fast track to major change. The company aims to make power more accessible, inexpensive, and dependable by shifting to cleaner and renewable energy sources. "Variable renewable energy integration into the grid has created opportunities for prospective solutions under the banner of auxiliary services, such as battery energy storage, efficient unit ramping up and down, and more/ explains Surenthiran Narayanasamy, deputy general manager of HR.
To meet its goal, NTPC-headquartered in New Delhi, India, with a 16,500-person workforce-is instituting both backward and forward energy integration into coal mining and power trading as well as exploring renewable energy, waste-to-energy, and green hydrogen. During the next eight years, the company plans to add 60 gigawatts of renewables to its portfolio.
The talent development team is supporting the transformation to renewable energy by performing essential tasks to facilitate appropriate employee training. Last year, the team launched extensive training and educational collaborations to engage more than 2,200 participants in 82 programs to align staff with global net zero goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Specialized skills training
As part of that effort, the TD function created training and certification programs in emerging areas. "Our organization is strategically addressing organizational needs by focusing on enhancing functional competencies for...