Narla Tata Rao

Narla Tata Rao
Born	September 4, 1917
Died	April 7, 2007(2007-04-07) (aged 90) Hyerabad, India
Residence	Hyerabad, India
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Fields	Electrical Engineering
Notable awards	Padma Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award

Narla Tata Rao (4 September 1917 - 7 April 2007) was a doyen of the power sector in India and a former chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board.^[1]

Early years

Narla Tata Rao was born on 4 September 1917 in Kowtharam in Krishna district. After early education in Andhra, he graduated in engineering from Banares Hindu University in 1941 and obtained MS in power systems engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States.

Achievements

Worked as ailt the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board from scratch in 1958. The late K.L. Rao appointed him as Member (Thermal) in the Central Water and Power Commission (CWPC) in 1972. However, Jalagam Vengala Rao spared no efforts to get Tata Rao to the Andhra Pradesh in August 1974. Tata Rao became synonymous with the energy sector in Andhra Pradesh. He increased the installed capacity of the State grid fivefold by conceiving giant generation projects like Vijayawada Thermal Station, Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam and Lower Sileru, thus forming a strong base for Andhra Pradesh's electricity sector, which is now considered one of the best in the country.^[1]

Positions held

• Engineer, Tata Iron and Steel Company
• Divisional Engineer, Electricity Board, Madhya Pradesh
• Secretary, Chief Engineer and Chairman, Electricity Board, Madhya Pradesh.
• Member, Hydroelectricity Commission, Government of India.
• Chairman, Electricity Board, Andhra Pradesh
• Chairman, Energy Research Commission, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
• Director, Bharat Aluminium

Honour

• Honorary Member, Electrical Engineering Association and General Science Association, Sigma XI (USA)
• Padma Shri, Government of India ^[1].
• Om Prakash Bhasin Award, Government of India

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Narla Tata Rao passes away

Persondata
Name	Rao, Narla Tata
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 21, 1942
Place of birth
Date of death	April 7, 2007
Place of death	Hyerabad, India