Mr. Pavan Kumar Parnandi
Assistant Professor
Mr. Pavan Kumar Parnandi is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Energy Studies at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, as well as a Post Graduate Degree in MBA - Power Management from the University of Petroleum and Energy Sciences in Dehradun. He is a BEE-certified ECBC master trainer and an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor in QMS and EnMS.
Mr. Pavan Kumar Parnandi is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Energy Studies at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, as well as a Post Graduate Degree in MBA - Power Management from the University of Petroleum and Energy Sciences in Dehradun. He is a BEE-certified ECBC master trainer and an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor in QMS and EnMS.
With over 16 years of expertise, he has successfully completed numerous research and consultancy assignments in the fields of renewable energy and energy conservation both in India and abroad. He has contributed to the formulation of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Aviation Policy and the policy framework for the implementation of the Energy Conservation Building Code in AP and Telangana. He has worked with a number of well-known organisations, including the USAID, UNDP, UNIDO, GIZ, NRDC, INCAP, NREDCAP, TSREDCO, WACEM, SAARC Energy Centre, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Government of Telangana, and many more.
Before joining ASCI, he held a number of positions in a variety of organizations, including government entities, carrying out a range of tasks pertaining to sustainable energy. He possesses a broad range of expertise in carrying out many tasks related to Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy, including policy framing, capacity building, impact assessment, procurement processes (online and offline), implementation strategies, and energy audits. Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT), Energy Efficiency improvements in MSME & Large Industries, Demand Side Management (AgDSM & MuDSM), Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency, EC Act 2001 enforcement, Energy Efficiency demonstrations, State Energy Conservation Fund (SECF), etc. were among the major Energy Conservation flagship programs of BEE that he contributed effectively.
He recently contributed to the formulation of the Telangana Cool Roof policy. He was also involved in the development of draft standards and guidelines for densified biomass products in India, which was sponsored by GIZ. RACHNA training programmes were also carried out with GIZ support. He supervises the ECBC cells in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. He served as the Programme Director for various Management Development Programmes at ASCI.
He is convenor to Telangana State Energy Conservation Awards Judging Committee. He is also a member in various internal and external committees in the field of Sustainable Energy. He has also written articles about energy conservation and renewable energy for a variety of periodicals and newsletters.
His current area of interests are capacity building, Policy and advocacy support in sustainable energy.
