Tata Power's Mantra: Skill All

Transitioning to a green future, the company is prepping employees through reskilling, upskilling and management training initiatives.

- ARNIKA THAKUR

HIMAL TEWARI is a man on a mission. As Tata Power transitions from conventional to green energy, a mix of regulated and nonregulated businesses, and becomes more consumer-oriented, its chief human resources officer is shouldering the responsibility of skilling, reskilling, and redeploying employees.

The 108-year-old power company has major growth plans for the next five years, centred around solar/hybrid engineering and procurement, and construction (EPC) — a proposed 4GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, scaling its transmission business, turning around four discoms in Odisha, and providing energy as a service (EaaS). It also plans to expand deeper into non-regulated businesses, including solar pumps, solar rooftop installations and EV charging.

The company is preparing the workforce for future by undertaking various skilling initiatives. Among them is Tata Power 2.0, a change management programme launched in FY20, which focuses on digital and technological transformation, and customer centricity.