Indian-American picked for US energy agency

Neil Chatterjee, an avid supporter of subsidizing ageing coal and nuclear power plants, has been named chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has designated Indian-American Neil Chatterjee as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), charged with overseeing America’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects. Chatterjee, who is FERC Commissioner, would replace Kevin McIntyre. This is for the second time that Chatterjee has been designated as FERC chairman. He served briefly in 2017.

(Source: PTI)

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