Has Bachelors Degree with Honours in Electrical engg from IIT Mumbai in 1966 and Maters degree in Electrical Engg from same institute in 1970.With specialization in Energetics.Has 40 years experience in the subject domain with ten years as hed of project and planning in a foreign utility in various like master planning/ energy policy review/ grid development/ techno-economics etc has been responsbile for formulating top of the projects in IT for power sector/ Distribution management/ Renewable Energy etc