Assistant Professor
Mr Pavan Kumar Parnandi is working as Assistant Professor in the Centre for Energy Studies at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). He is a graduate (Bachelor of Technology) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and completed Post Graduation in MBA – Power Management from University of Petroleum and Energy Sciences, Dehradun. He is also BEE certified ECBC Master Trainer.
He is having around 15 years of experience in the successful implementation of various Research and Consultancy assignments in the Fields of Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy in India and abroad. He has worked on policy framework development for Energy Conservation Building Code implementation in AP and Telangana and also worked on the development of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Aviation Policy. He is having experience in working with major clients such as SAARC Energy Centre, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of AP, Government of Telangana, UNDP, GIZ, NRDC, INCAP, NREDCAP, TSREDCO, WACEM, USAID and many more.
Prior to ASCI, he worked for Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO) as a Consultant for the Energy Conservation Division where he was instrumental in enforcing and implementing various energy conservation programmes under the provisions of the Energy Conservation act 2001. He was successful in the implementation of major national flagship programmes in Telangana such as Capacity Building in Demand Side Management (AgDSM & MuDSM), Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency (MTEE), Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT), Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), State Energy Conservation Fund (SECF), Capacity Building of DISCOMs programme etc. He has developed an Energy Conservation action plan for Telangana State, based on the recommendations in the action plan, the Government of Telangana has constituted Telangana State Energy Conservation Committee. He has also successfully implemented various other initiatives such as training programmes, awareness campaigns, Telangana State Energy Conservation Awards and many more which resulted in receiving National Energy Conservation Award for Telangana State in 2020. He also represented Telangana State Government in various national conferences and showcased the state’s efforts toward Sustainable Energy.
He has also published energy conservation and sustainable energy-related articles in various journals and newsletters.
His current area of interests are capacity building, Policy and advocacy support in the energy field.
CONTACT
Mr. P Pavan Kumar
Assistant Professor
Centre for Energy Studies
pavan@asci.org.in