Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy, also referred to as GVK Reddy, is the founder, chairman and managing director of GVK,[1] a Hyderabad-based infrastructure conglomerate that has involvements in energy, resources, airports, transportation, hospitality and lifesciences. His company set up India’s first independent power plant in Andhra Pradesh, in 1997.[2]
GVK is an Indian conglomerate spanning across diverse sectors including Energy, Resources, Airports, Transportation, Hospitality and Life Sciences. Having already invested over Rs.24,000 crore (US$4.3 billion), GVK has projects in pipeline worth over another Rs.36,000 crore (US$6.6 billion) in India.
A pioneer, GVK set up India’s first independent power plant, first six-lane road project and the first brownfield airport under the Public Private Partnership model.