Shri A K Jha is having more than 44 years of experience in different areas of Power Plant right from Feasibility studies, Design & Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Human Resources Management, R&M and Research and Development , in thermal, hydro, gas, Solar (ground mounted and floating) and Wind energy . After superannuating in 2017, he also worked as the Member, MP Electricity Regulatory commission. Presently, he is working as an Arbitrator & Conciliator, Freelance Technical & Management Consultant and also an Independent Director in L&T Power Board.
Shri Jha is a Mechanical Engineer of BIT Sindri, Ranchi University (1977), DIM from IGNOU (1993) and a law graduate from Delhi University (1996).
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Was conferred with CBIP Award for outstanding contribution in thermal Power sector development in 2016.
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Pioneered the introduction of floating solar plant in India with development of indigenous floater design in collaboration with CIPET.
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Member of Government of India delegation on climate change summit CoP 21 at Paris and CoP 22 at Marrakisch.
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Member of the Expert Committee on tariff for Nuclear Power under the chairmanship of Mr M R Srinivasan.
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Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) and has delivered Professor C S Jha Memorial Lecture at 30th India Engineering Congress at Guwahati.