Energy Expert
Dr. SRINIVAS Shroff Nagesha Rao
Dr. Srinivas has PhD in Mechanical Engineering Sciences. He is also a Certified Energy Manager from Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India. He has been working in the development sector for the last 30 years particularly in the areas of, Climate Actions for mitigation – Energy Access, Decentralized/Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Corporate Social Responsibility. Currently, he is providing consulting support to the World Bank, UNDP-India, Administrative Staff College of India and UNWOMEN. He is also involved in development activities with NGOs, as trustee for Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute, mentor for All India Citizens’ Alliance for Progress & Development and President of Pact2Act.
He worked as the Chief Executive Officer of REC Foundation, CSR arm of REC Limited, (one of the 10 large Central Public Service Enterprises in India), Government of India. He was CEO at Clean Energy Access Network, New Delhi, a consortium of 150 manufacturers, NGOs, consulting firms promoting conducive ecosystem for Decentralised Renewable Energy Systems. He worked in the United Nations Development Programme as Programme Analyst – Energy and Climate Change. He also worked in The Energy & Resources Institute, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
He has implemented over 50 projects directly and provided oversight to over 200 projects across the country. He implemented a project of establishing biogas plants on detailed assignment in Egypt. He has published over 100 books, papers, and reports. He has patents, guided over 50 interns for their internship, Masters and PhD. He has provided over 200 plus guest lectures. He worked with over 50 innovations – products, delivery models etc. He has over a dozen recognition for his distinguished contributions. He has visited over 20 countries including for official missions.