GUWAHATI, Sep 2: VK Singh assumed the charge of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation’s (NEEPCO) chief managing director (CMD) on Sunday. Prior to this, Singh was the NEEPCO’s director (technical). Having earned a masters degree in electrical engineering from the Kharagpur IIT, he has over 34 years of experience in hydro- and gas-based power generation, and has been involved with two dozen hydro- and gas-based power projects in India.