April 30, 2025 (PR) – JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited (JMPL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Yasunori Katsumata as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 1 May 2025. With over 20 years of distinguished leadership in the energy sector, Mr. Katsumata brings a wealth of experience to lead JMPL through its next phase of growth and operations.
Since joining JMPL in August 2024 as Chief Administrative Officer, Katsumata has played pivotal role in the development of the JMPL gas-fired power plant located in Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Throughout his career, Katsumata has gained extensive international experience. He has served as General Manager of Renewables at JERA Americas in the United States and as Senior Vice President of International Business Development at Electric Generating Company Limited (EGCO) in Thailand. Mr. Katsumata was also a member of the Board of Directors at Mekong Energy Limited, an independent power producer that led the development of the Phu My 2.2 power plant in Vietnam.
In his new role as CEO, Katsumata will lead the efforts to complete the successful commissioning of JMPL and ensure its reliability in contributing to Bangladesh’s long-term energy security. JMPL is
in the process of commissioning one of Bangladesh’s most efficient and largest gas-fired power plants which has a net output of 718 MW.
About JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited
JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited (JMPL) is a 100% foreign-owned step-down subsidiary of JERA Co., Inc. that is developing the 718 MW (net) gas-fired combined cycle power project at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
About JERA Co., Inc.
Established in 2015, JERA is an equal joint venture of two major Japanese electric power companies, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. and produces about 30% of all electricity in Japan. JERA is an energy company with global reach that has strength in the entire energy supply chain, from participation in LNG upstream projects and fuel procurement, through fuel transportation to power generation. JERA, which stands for Japan’s Energy for a New Era, will take on the challenge of achieving net zero CO2 emissions from its domestic and overseas businesses by 2050 and is supporting an energy transition in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
