Gupta was at the helm of SECI from June 2023 and his tenure was supposed to end next month. The sudden termination order came even as the government is yet to initiate the process of finding a replacement.
The appointments will come at a time when India is pulling out all the stops to meet its growing power demand with focus on renewable and nuclear energy
The company under Puri drove the 'ITC Next' strategy in the last four years encompassing digital acceleration, cost optimisation, investing in new growth vectors and ensuring supply chain agility, its officials said.