Principal Energy Specialist, ADB Profile / Bio Profile / Bio Jaimes Kolantharaj is the country focal for ADB energy sector operations in Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka. He also works on energy sector projects in Bangladesh. He has both processed and implemented numerous energy sector projects in South Asia and is presently engaged in multiple energy sector projects spanning various subsectors in the energy sector. He holds amaster’s degree in Power Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and a bachelor’s degree in electrical & Electronics Engineering, from Madras University, India. Before joining ADB, he was a Project Manager in Singapore Power Grid (SPPG) supporting the planning, design, and engineering and project development of transmission and distribution projects. He also has vast experience in the renewable energy, power transmission and distribution sub-sectors and has worked in Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Middle East. Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Role of Grid Digitalization and Renewable Energy in Building Smart Grids and Smart Cities - International Best Practices 30 January, 2025 Slides Capacity Development, Knowledge Management Maharashtra Power Distribution Enhancement Program for Facilitating Agriculture Solarization 11 December, 2024 Slides Energy Solarizing Agriculture: Insights into the KUSUM Scheme in Maharashtra 10 December, 2024 Slides Energy How Equitable is Energy Transition? 7 May, 2024 Slides Energy, Environment, Social Development and Protection Energy Sector Pipeline 4 March, 2024 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Energy