Prabhakar Kumar
Manager – CPP, E&I Maintenance
About
Strategic and performance-driven Electrical & Instrumentation Leader with 15+ years of experience in Captive Power Plant (CPP) operations and maintenance management at Tata Steel Long Products Ltd. Experienced in leading 25MW/30MW AFBC and 35MW WHRB units with strong focus on reliability, cost control, energy efficiency, and safety compliance. Proven record of reducing downtime, optimizing maintenance budgets, and leading cross-functional teams in 24/7 industrial environments.
Seeking Senior
Manager / Plant Head role to drive operational excellence and sustainable power generation performance.
Experience
Manager – CPP, E&I Maintenance - Tirumala Constructions (CPP O&M vendor Partner) - Gamaharia, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
(2026-02)
- Led continuous maintenance of 25MW/30MW AFBC & 35MW WHRB /30MW WHRB DRI-based Captive Power Plants ensuring >98% plant availability.
- Ensuring >98% plant Manpower availability, Skill assessment management.
- Managed preventive & predictive maintenance programs reducing unplanned breakdowns within TSL EHS protocols.
Manager – CPP, E&I Maintenance - TATA Steel Gamaharia - Jamshedpur
(2009-11 - 2025-02)
- Led continuous operation of 25MW/30MW AFBC & 35MW WHRB Captive Power Plants ensuring >98% plant availability.
- Managed preventive & predictive maintenance programs reducing unplanned breakdowns by 30%.
- Supervised 33kV/11kV/6.6kV substations, MCC, transformers, ACB/VCB ensuring zero major electrical accidents.
- Directed grid synchronization & tariff metering operations ensuring 100% regulatory compliance.
- Handled annual shutdown planning reducing maintenance cost by approx. 12% through optimized resource planning.
- Managed SAP-based inventory control reducing critical spare shortages by 25%.
- Led team of 40+ engineers & technicians in 24/7 shift operations.
- Improved energy efficiency initiatives contributing to 5–8% auxiliary power consumption reduction.
Service Engineer - Acme Automation Pvt. Ltd. - Bhilai
(2009 - 2009)
Testing of A.C drives, Controllers & Panel assembling, installation for Weigh bridges, Belt weigher, weigh feeder, hoper weigher in various, Power, Steel & Cement plants
Assistant Technical - Instrumentation Ltd.Bhilai, Govt. of India - Bhilai
(2008 - 2009)
Supervised for Panel wiring, MCC,CO,CO2,H2,O2 analyzer, stack monitoring Opacity system, CV analyzer, CO monitoring system as well as process instrumentation equipment installations including its conduit pipeline &Cable laying work up to PLC panel and loop testing through PLC etc. in Bhilai steel plant (Exauster-3)and Vizag steel plant(COKE OVEN-4&CDCP-4).
Assistant Instrument Technician - Pace Process Control Pvt. Ltd.
(2007 - 2007)
Calibration, testing, erection & commissioning in process instrumentation installation jobs at IOCL Panipat. Haryana. India
Education
Diploma - Electrical Engineering - Govt. Polytechnic, Ranchi (2007)
Intermediate Science - Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi (2001)
Matriculation - BSEB, Patna (1999)
