Narayank umar Sreekumar is an electrical engineer by profession with a Master's Degree in Energy Engineering from Anna University. He has more than 10 years of experience in the power sector working with various stakeholders such as generation and distribution companies, regulatory commissions, policy makers and development organizations (World Bank, NFA, IFC, UNDP, IEEJ, GSEP, DFID, SDC, and NEDO). He has also been extensively involved in the development of smart grid road map and demand-side management action plans for various distribution companies across India. He has also assisted various distribution companies and regulatory commissions in developing models for estimation of cost of supply, network planning, and loss estimation.