Siddartha Ramakanth Keshavadasu
Assistant Professor
Mr Siddartha Ramakanth Keshavadasu, is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Centre for Energy Studies. He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, post graduate with MBA in Power Management from National Power Training Institute, Ministry of Power. He is pursuing MA in Gender Studies from IGNOU.
Mr Keshavadasu has been working in various capacities in Electricity Regulatory & Tariff Advisory, Power Distribution, Techno economic feasibility studies, Tariff, Annual Performance analysis of Power utilities, PPA Advisory, Financial Modelling, Strategic Consulting, e-Mobility and Renewable Energy and its integration in the last 8 years on projects in India, South Asia and Sub-Saharan region particularly in countries like Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Kenya as a Solar Expert and Project Leader on Clean Energy and power sector development, apart from Indonesia.
He has worked on consulting assignments with State Power Utilities, State and Central Regulatory Commissions and Government undertakings in a variety of areas including technical analysis, tariff filing, tariff analysis, demand and supply estimates, regulations and policy related matters. His Clients include Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, Govt. of West Bengal, UPNEDA, PFC, OHPC, HVPN.
His specializations include Renewable Energy, Techno-commercial design and framework, PPA Negotiation, Financial Modelling, Regulatory/Tariff Filing, Business Plans, Strategic Consulting, Statistics for Management Decision Making.
He has contributed to Power and Renewable Energy Sector from Concept to Commissioning including but not limited to Policy Advocacy, Strategy, Financial Management, Regulatory matters, Public Procurement, Project Management and Audit etc. His notable contributions include working on first utility size BESS Solar Power Plant in Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso and One of the largest Solar Power Plant in Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire.
Mr. Siddartha has earlier worked with Feedback Infra Private Limited (erstwhile Feedback Ventures) and
Mercados EMI and was instrumental in Benchmarking of Electricity Distribution Utilities and has worked on
Mr. Siddartha has earlier worked with Feedback Infra Private Limited (erstwhile Feedback Ventures) and Mercados EMI and was instrumental in Benchmarking of Electricity Distribution Utilities and has worked on Techno-Commercial Due Diligence for around 1020 MW Solar Power Projects in India and Africa.
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Siddartha Ramakanth Keshavadasu
Assistant Professor
Centre for Energy Studies