Mr. Praveer Kumar Srivastava
-Chairman
Mr. Praveer Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Director and Chairman on the Board of Mahanagar LNG Private Limited (MLPL) with effect from April 30, 2026.
Mr. Praveer Kumar Srivastava has a distinguished professional career spanning over three decades in GAIL (India) Limited (‘GAIL’) Throughout his tenure, he has been deeply involved in operations and maintenance of Gas Processing Units and pipeline networks, as well as project execution across multiple strategic GAIL installations.
Mr. Srivastava has held several key leadership and corporate level roles in Planning, Strategy and Advocacy, Business Development, Gas Management Centre and the C&MD Secretariat at GAIL Corporate Office, where he made significant contributions to GAIL Strategy 2030, organizational change management, sustainability initiatives and the Company’s Net Zero Action roadmap. He played an instrumental role in the successful installation of one of India’s largest Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Green Hydrogen production plants at GAIL Vijaipur, commissioning of India’s first Hydrogen Blending Pilot Project and the launch of GAIL’s first Small-Scale LNG project, marking important milestones in India’s clean energy transition.
Prior to his joining MGL, Mr. Srivastava served as Executive Director, Western Region, leading GAIL’s Western Region team and overseeing Operations & Maintenance and Marketing functions across the strategically significant Western Regional Pipeline Network. This critical gas transmission infrastructure connects major LNG terminals such as Dahej and Dabhol with downstream pipeline systems and key industrial load centres. Under his leadership, the network was operated with a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency and reliability ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to major power plants, fertilizer units, chemical industries, city gas distribution companies and a wide range of medium and small industries across Western India. Mr. Srivastava was also responsible for overseeing marketing operations of Petrochemicals and LHCs.
His leadership vision focuses on enhancing workforce capabilities, driving innovation and continuous improvement and maintaining a sustainable balance between business growth, societal development and environmental responsibility. Mr. Srivastava also strongly advocates for community upliftment through CSR initiatives and sports development, aiming to create long term value for stakeholders while aligning organizational growth with national and industry sustainability objectives.
Presently, Mr. Srivastava serves as a Managing Director of holding Company, Mahanagar Gas Limited.
