Dr. Deo holds a post-graduate degree in Physics, a doctoral degree in Infrastructure Economics and has done post-doctoral research in Energy Policy and Economics. He is also co-author of three books on energy planning, energy management and regulatory practice.

Dr. Deo has 30 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of which more than 20 years of experience has been at both policy and project management levels in the energy sector. He has worked in the power sector in the Ministry of Power, Government of India, Department of Energy, Government of Maharashtra and international institutions like UNEP and AIT.

In the Department of Energy, Government of Maharashtra his major contribution was drafting the State Electricity Reform Bill 2000. During this period he also held the concurrent charge of Environment Department.

He has worked with the UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC), located in Denmark as Senior Energy Economist for five years (1993 - 1998). On behalf of the Centre he also worked for UNDP on the development of Global Environment Facility (GEF) capacity building proposals to equip Egypt, Jordan and Malaysia to respond effectively to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). All the energy-environment projects and climate change mitigation studies extensively covered power sector reforms, energy efficiency and conservation options.

He was the founding Director of state and national level energy institutions, namely the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (1986-88) and the Energy Management Centre (1989 - 1993), set up to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency respectively. The latter has been upgraded under Energy Conservation Act 2001 to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body to implement the new law.

He worked as a short-term consultant to the World Bank in 1993 and as a Research Engineer at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok from 1985 to 1986.

Dr. Deo is a recipient of the World Wind Energy Award 2005 from World Wind Energy Association for his outstanding achievement in the dissemination of wind energy. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) selected him for their national award "Distinguished Personality - Energy Management" for the year 2006.

a) District Magistrate, Chamba from 1976 to 1980.
b) Director HIPA from 1981 to 1984.
c) General Manager, NCDC from 1986 to 1989.
d) MD, SIDC from 1990 to 1994.
e) MD, HRTC from 1994 to 1997.
f) Finance Secretary from 1999 to 2001.
e) Minister – Economic (Ministry of Finance at Washington DC from 2001 to 2004.
f) Pr. Secretary (Finance)
g) Addl. Chief Secretary upto 30.01.2006.
h) Chairman, HPERC from 31.01.2006 to date.

He also served the Govt. of India for a period of about 10 years as Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Consumers Affairs, Secretary Ministry of Steel and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India.

He was elevated to the post of Chief Secretary, Punjab and remained on this post from 1.8.2003 to 31.1.2006. After superannuation as Chief Secretary, he was appointed Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission on 10.2.2006 for a five years tenure.

He is a widely travelled officer who attended a six months course on Development of Administration in the University of Birmingham (UK). He also had been a Visiting Queen Elizabeth Fellow in the University of Oxford.

A Sanawarian himself, he had been President of the Executive Committee, Lawrence School Sanawar from 1993 to 1995 and also a Member of the Board of Governors of this School.

2.Prior to the present assignment, Shri Mansingh was Director General of Foreign Trade for the period from August, 2002 to May, 2004. During his tenure, the reform process in this area was carried forward through total simplification of the EXIM Policy and the procedures to make it exporter friendly with adoption of infotech. DGFT Head Office became ISO 9200 certified with all Zonal and Regional Offices initiating the process of getting certified.

3.In his first stint with Government of India, Shri Mansingh was Under Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce looking after engineering and project exports. In his second stint from 1987-1992, he was Joint Secretary (Industrial Policy) in the Department of Industrial Development in charge of Secretariat for Industrial Approvals (SIA). As such, he was directly responsible for the implementation of the New Industrial Policy, 1991 which started the process of liberalization.

4.In Government of Gujarat, Shri Mansingh has worked in various capacities, most of which have been in areas of finance, investment promotion and industrial development and management of large projects. He has occupied posts such as Director (Institutional Finance); Secretary (Economic Affairs); Managing Director, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam; Industries Commissioner; Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation and Principal Secretary of Industries & Mines Department. He was also the Member-Secretary of the State Finance Commission with a broad TOR encompassing the role of the State Government in a liberalized economic environment, which submitted its report in April, 1994. As such, Shri Mansingh has direct involvement and experience in formulation and implementation of reform process in both the State and the Central levels.

5.He has been appointed as the Chairperson of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board on 25th June, 2007, with a tenure of 5 years.

Shri Bhave has over 37 years experience in different capacities, and has held various important portfolios in the Government of Maharashtra such as CEO of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, M.D. of State Principal Corporation, Chairman of State Electricity Board, Development Commission (Industries), Principal Secretary Department of Industry in the Government of India and other number of important positions in the Departments of Information Technology, Administrative Reforms, Pensions & Public Grievances as well as Special Secretary, Telecom and Secretary, Telecom Commission.

His last position, prior to appointment as Chairperson AERA, was Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.

Mr. Kumar spent the vast majority of his professional career with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), of the Government, in various jobs in industrial and economic development. Mr. Kumar joined the IAS in 1968 and served at the State Government of Haryana and Government of India. He gradually climbed the ranks to become a senior official with vast experience in the economic and infrastructure development sectors.

From 1983 to 1986 he was stationed as the Resident Director of the India Investment Centre in London, England, responsible for promoting investments into India, joint ventures and collaboration ventures.

Just prior to his move to the World Bank he served as the Secretary in Government of India for Defence Production. Formerly, he also served as Secretary Road Transport and Highways and Secretary Ministry of Culture in the Government of India. As the Additional Secretary, Telecom, he was closely associated with the telecom revolution in India through opening of competition in telecom sector. Mr. Kumar has also served as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Haryana and as the Chairman of the Haryana State Industries Development Corporation at state level during 1991-1996.

* Thiru K. Venugopal is an Electrical Engineer with rich experience in the Power Sector ranging from Project Construction, Commissioning, Design & Engineering, Financial Appraisal of Power Projects and Regulation. His last assignment was Member, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, with effect from 19-1-2005 to 22-9-2009. During his tenure in Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, he was instrumental in preparing many regulations, tying up of Power through Co-ordination Forum, allocation of PPAs to various Distribution Companies, Introduction of Intra-state ABT, Issue of MYT Regulations, approval of capital expenditure schemes, facilitating AT & C loss reduction from 45% to 20% in 4 years etc. During this period , four annual Tariff Orders for 7 utilities were also passed besides many other orders relating to disputes between Licensees, Licensees and Generating Companies, etc.

* Before joining Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, he worked in the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission as Chief (Finance) on deputation almost since its inception for a period of over 5 years during which period he also held additional charges of Chief (Engineering) and Secretary. He has immensely contributed in the preparation of various Regulations, examination of more than 500 tariff petitions leading to issue of Tariff Orders by CERC.

* He also held various positions in Central Electricity Authority, which is his parent organization, between 1974 and 2005 and took voluntary retirement in January 2005. He also served in the Central Public Works Department for a period of 3 years.

* Thiru K. Venugopal is a Graduate in Electrical Engineering, M.Tech. in Energy Studies, MBA in Finance and LL.B. He is widely traveled and presented many papers in National and International Seminars and Conferences. He is also a resource person in various Training Programmes.

Shri M.P. Ayyapan was born on 16.12.1947. He graduated in Bachelor of Engineering and afterwards did MBA. He joined Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission as Member on 15.12.2005.

Himadri Dutta was born on 1st September 1946.He did his Electrical engineering from REC Rourkela. He joined Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission as Member(Technical) on 1st February 2006.Previously he hold the post of Chief Engineer (Gen) in Assam state Electricity board.

Shri Satpal Singh Pall was born on 10.07.1949. He did his Engineering in Electrical and masters of Engineering in High Voltage. He joined Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission as Member on 10.02.2006.

His first senior level assignment was with NALCO where he had many successful assignments in different capacities which paved him the way to become Director (Finance) of MECL (a Public Sector Company) at the young age of 40 in the year 1988.

He subsequently joined NMDC, also a Public Sector Company, as its Director (Finance) in the year 1993. He joined Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., as Director (Finance) in January, 1998 and was subsequently appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., with effect from 1.7.2002 till 31.5.2008.

As part of the Top Management team, he has been closely associated with setting proper targets and plans, extending all the guidance and assistance to projects for achieving the physical and financial targets. He has played important role in preparing long term corporate plan, detailed investment plans, annual plans, etc.

He has good knowledge of industrial, commercial and corporate levels. He has long experience in preparing large mining and power projects and implementations of projects successfully. He has long experience of administering large organization.

He has attended Strategic Management Programme conducted by Henley, the Management College, Henley-on Thomas, a prestigious Institution in United Kingdom. He has also attended various training programmes in the earlier part of his career on subjects ranging from Financial Management, Management Accounting, Foreign Exchange, WTO, etc.

He has visited many countries which include United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Japan, Mauritius, Singapore, Malaysia Japan, Hong Kong, Germany etc.

He has taken over as Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission in the forenoon of 23rd February 2009. Prior to taking over as Member, CERC, Shri Verma held the position of Member (Planning) in Central Electricity Authority and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Govt. of India. Shri Verma has also held charge of Member (Hydro) in CEA for a brief period. He has been Director General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for three years in recent past.

Shri Verma belongs to Central Power Engineering Services of 1971 batch. In his long standing career of over 36 years in the power sector in various formations of CEA, Shri Verma acquired wide and valuable experience in planning, thermal power plant engineering, power project monitoring, project construction, supervision, operation monitoring, human resource development, grid operation, renovation and modernization of power plants and other policy aspects. Planning for power, load forecasting, conservation and efficiency, national electricity plan, CDM, baseline data, etc. were some of his important responsibilities as Member (Planning), CEA. Shri Verma also looked after the fuel management, R&D and IT in Power Sector. Shri Verma took important initiatives to promote energy conservation, standards & labeling and energy efficiency in various sectors in the country.

Shri Verma headed various Committees set up by the Government including Working Group on National Action Plan for Climate Change under the National Mission of Enhanced Energy Efficiency, ‘Task Force of formulation of the action plan for development of energy sector in the North Eastern Region, Expert Committee appointed by MNRE to study the geo-thermal based power generating potential in the Puga geo-thermal fields of Ladakh, J&K, Working Group of research and development of energy sector for 11th Plan, 17th Power Survey Committee and others, Member-Secretary of the Working Group on power for 11th Plan set up by Planning Commission, played a lead role in 50,000 MW of hydro power initiative announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister. Publication of C0 2 Baseline data in the Indian power sector and mapping of thermal power stations in the country for optimizing the efficiency of operation were spearheaded by him.

Shri Verma has been a Member of the Standing Committee on research and development in the Power Sector constituted by the Planning Commission and the comprehensive R&D perspective plan was prepared under his leadership. Shri Verma visited UK, USA, USSR, Vietnam, Kenya, Guyana, Nigeria, Poland, Brussels and Germany on various official assignments. More than 50 technical papers in the field of power sector have been published and presented by him in the various national and international seminars and workshops. Shri Verma has been responsible for power system monitoring and grid operation in the Eastern Regional Electricity Board dealing with optimization of generation and transmission capacities, inter-state and inter-regional exchange of energy, generation scheduling and accounting, etc. Shri Verma has handled human resource management development and system management at Power System Training Institute and Hot Line Training Centre at Bangalore for two years. Shri Verma has been conferred lifetime achievement award by Central Board of Irrigation & Power and also by the Bhopal Technological University.

Shri Verma has also been on Governing Council/Board of Directors of various institutions like CPRI, NPTI, CWet, DVC, etc.

Previous Assignments
Director in Ministry of Power, Government of India (2003-2007). This assignment included structuring large sized power projects through competitive process, setting up new institutions like Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and policy formulation in power sector. Supervising the reforms and restructuring in power sector of India as well as the Administration of the Electricity Act was the main responsibility. He was also incharge of the various activities for international co-operation at government level in electricity sector particularly in energy sector and in general this involved active interaction with bilateral, regional and multi-lateral co-operation. A major part of this work was related to articulation of India’s position on climate change issues in the context of energy sector.