Dr Pramod Deo appointed chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
10 Jun 2008
Former Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman Dr. Pramod Deo has been appointed chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).
Prior to heading MERC in 2002, he had spent 30 years in the Indian Administrative Service of which more than 20 years of experience has been at both policy and project management levels in the energy sector.
An alumnus of IIT Delhi, Dr Deo has worked in the ministry of power, overnment of India, department of energy, government of Maharashtra and United Nations Environment Programme and Asian Institute of Technology.
He is the recipient of the World Wind Energy Award 2005 and was conferred with the CII National Award for Distinguished Personality-Energy Management for the year 2006. Dr Deo is also the co-author of three books on energy planning, energy management and regulatory practice.