SUMMARY:
I have over a decade’s experience (12 years) in Energy Transition, Energy
CHANDRA KUMAR.U
Mobile: +91 9443369720/
8667512458
E-Mail: uckumar2@gmail.com
Passport No: Z2383231
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Permanent Address:
New No:40, Ram Nagar,
First Main Road,
Peravallur, Near TVK Nagar,
Jawahar Nagar,
Chennai – 600082.
Memberships:
 Chartered Engineer – AM151200-8.
 ISHRAE Membership no: 58436
 IAEE Membership no: 25563
 SEEM No:330316380841
 IAEMP Membership No: TN/LM/0030
Tools & Technologies:
 RETSCREEN, ECOTECT, PVSYST,
NASA, METEONORM, HOTMAPS.
 PATBASE, DERWENT, PATSEER,
ORBIT, VP, WoS, Lens, ESPACE
Date of Birth: 08/12/1986
Languages known to speak:
English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu
Research & Management of Conventional and Renewable Energy projects,
DPR preparation, Energy Policy studies, Thermal, Steel, Hydro & Solar
Projects, and Sustainable Finance, including Economic Evaluation, Lenders
Engineering, and Project Financing.
1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS – Research Park
 Principal Officer from May 2022 till June 2022
2. PETROLEUM CONSERVATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
 AEA Consultant, from March 2021 till April 30, 2022, in Chennai,
3. SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA
 From Nov 2019 till March 2021 “Expert- Operations” in New Delhi,
 Techno-Economic Appraisal of Detailed Project Reports in Energy,
 Coordination with World Bank and EESL officials on Technical Matters,
 Financial Modelling for Super ESCO, Aggregator Models,
 Project Financing and Financial Closure of 25 Green projects,
 Procurement and GC&SDI activities including Lenders Engineering
(Solar rooftop, Carbon Neutral Strategy for SIDBI, etc.)
 Training & Marketing of Partial Risk Sharing Facility Project – a first-of-
a-kind Blended Finance Product by WB, CTF, and GEF for India.
4. TAMILNADU ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
 On Deputation from NPC from November 2017 till Oct 2019 to the State
Designated Agency for MNRE, as Senior Manager,
 Scrutiny of Renewable Energy Projects,
 Assisting implementation of Central & State Govt. sponsored programs,
 Appraisal of DPRs, Techno-Economics, Preparing technical guidelines
5. NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
 From Aug 2009 till Oct 2019 at Delhi & Chennai as Assistant Director
 Conducting Energy Audits for all types of Industries & Commercial
buildings,
 Assessing Technology & Vendors, assisting in the implementation of
Energy Saving measures & Post Commissioning studies,
 Policy Formation Studies in the field of Energy Management.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
 Accredited Energy Auditor, AEA-0244, (2015)
 Certified Energy Auditor, EA-15189 from Bureau of Energy Efficiency,
Ministry of Power.
POST-GRADUATION
 Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Informatics (2022-23) Unit for
Research & Development of Information Products-Academy of Scientific
and Innovative Research, CSIR - Pune
 M.E. (Energy Engineering) – 2014 -17. College of Engineering Guindy
(CEG), Anna University, Chennai with 76.2%
 Post Graduate Certificate in Energy Management, X Batch, 2008-09
from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Productivity, with 65.34% (I Class) with a
Stipend of Rs. 12000/- per month.
UNDER GRADUATION
 B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Sri Ram Engineering College, Anna
University with 75.3% (2004-08)
CAPABILITIES:
 Measurement & Verification,
post-commissioning,
 Solar PV & Thermal Feasibility
& DPR studies,
 Lenders & Owners Engineering,
 Auditing & Assisting in ISO
50001 Certification,
 Handling all types of Energy
audits and Renewable Energy
Tools,
 GHG & Carbon Footprint
Accounting.
 Sustainability Reporting
 Business Intelligence
 Freedom to Operate,
 Patentability Studies,
 Landscape studies,
 Validation Studies.
Career Highlights:
 S M E for Street Lighting by
National Institute of Urban
Affairs,
 Trained as Trainer from
Sumikin, Japan,
 Empanelled with BEE for PAT
M&V,
 BEE Technical Committee
member for Star labeling of
Packaged Boilers.
 ZED Master Trainer (T01640510)
by Quality
Council of India
 BYST- Citi & Guild (London)
certified mentor
 Waste Mgmt Rules 2016 Trainer
Academic:
X from Holy Cross MHS School,
Vellore. Board: TN with
79.18% (2002)
XII from Vani Vidyalaya MHS
School, Vellore. Board: TN with
73.83% (2004)
ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES:
1. Energy Audit of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills, Dec 2009.
2. Study on “Assessment of Energy Conservation potential for 4 Major sectors
across India”, BEE, Rs. 1.128 Crores, Feb–Sept 2009.
3. Illumination Audit of SJVNL, Hydropower plant, Rs. 4 Lakhs, May 2010.
4. Energy Audit of NPC, HQ productivity house building, May 2011.
5. Study on “Market & Technology assessment of Boilers under 10 TPH for
development of MEPs”, BEE & CLASP, Value = 59,050 US$, Jan-Sept 2011.
6. Detailed Energy Audit of 2x 210 MW units of Sikka Thermal Power plant,
Value = 13.77 Lakhs, Aug 2011.
7. Detailed Energy Audit and Feasibility Report for Steel Re-rolling Mills – 6
Units in West Bengal Cluster- UNDP – GEF, Value = 31.5 Lakhs, February,
June 2012. (M/s SRMB Srijan Ltd., M/s BDG Metal & Power Ltd., M/s BD
Castings Ltd., M/s Hoogli Ispat Ltd., M/s Skipper Ltd., M/s Hebe Ispat, Patna)
8. Demonstration of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Practices in Auto
Component SMEs at Ambattur- 10 Units-Value = Rs. 3 Lakhs, UNIDO
study, August 2013. (M/s Susira Industries, M/s Chennai Forge Products,
M/s Prakasam Die Casting, M/s Ambattur Heat Treaters, M/s Avon Seals,
M/s Autotech, M/s Excellent Engineers, M/s Balaji Casting, M/s Cascy
Forge, M/s SVPC Automotive, M/s MOC Dies & Moulds)
9. Detailed Energy Conservation studies in 3 units of 170 TPH Boilers
at Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers, Mumbai - July 2013.
10. Stack Emission Monitoring for GMR Diesel Generator and Ambient Air
quality monitoring at 6 stations as per NAAQ revised standards for 2013
and 2014.
11. Field Manager for Chennai, Salem & Hosur cluster – UNDP SRRM project
on 20 units, (Baseline Study + Implementation + Post Commissioning
Study), Value=Rs.20 Lakhs, June 2014-June 2015. (Viki Industries Pvt. Ltd.,
M/s GBR Metals Pvt. Ltd., M/s Jeppiaar Furnace and Steels Pvt. Ltd. M/s
Kamachi Steels Ltd., M/s Tulsyan NEC Ltd, M/s Apple Rolling Mills Ltd.,
M/s Indira Ispat Udyog, M/s Indus Steels and Alloys Ltd, M/s N.G.A Steels
(P) Ltd., M/s Sree Rengaraaj Steel & Alloys (P) Ltd., M/s Prime Gold
International Ltd., M/s Arun Vyapar Udyog Pvt. Ltd., M/s Durga Industries,
M/s S.R. Steel, M/s Shri Annapurna Re-Rolling Pvt. Ltd., M/s Vaibhav
Mercantile Ltd., M/s Jaihind Structurals Pvt. Ltd, M/s P.M.P. Iron and Steels
Ltd., M/s Shri Balaji Steel Industries
12. Monitoring & Verification Study for The Andhra Sugars, Saggonda
(Chlor- Alkali) June 2015
13. Mandatory Energy Audit under PAT for The Andhra Sugars, Saggonda
(Chlor- Alkali) Nov 2015
14. Heat Optimization Study at Raj Petro Specialities Pvt Ltd, Jan 2017 - 1.17
Lakhs
15. ISO 50001 Study for Dorma Karbo Pvt Ltd Chennai – July 2018
16. ISO 50001 Study for Gates Unitta Pvt Ltd Chennai – July 2019 & 2021
17. Detailed Energy Audit of SJVNL, Hydro Power plant, Value= Rs. 33.3
Lakhs, June 2010.
18. Preparing DPR & performing the role of Owners Engineering in CETEE
for 5 KW on-grid & 5 KW off-grid system installation & Commissioning of
Solar PV systems, Feb 2012.
19. Survey of 50 nos. of Domestic & Industrial Biogas Plants in Chennai & Tiruvallur District, on behalf of Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University - Nov 2019
20. M/s Azure power – India SME Technology Services Ltd – ISTSL PMU (Earlier Technology Bureau for Small
Enterprises- United Nations Asian Pacific Technology Transfer- for 133 nos. of solar PV plants located in 6 states-
July 2020
21. Energy Audit of M/s Ponni Sugar Plant with Cogeneration, Erode, TN - 19 MW – March 2021
22. Energy Audit of M/s Scintan India Pvt Ltd, Ranipet, Vellore March 2021– (Leather -Tannery Industry)
23. M&V Audit of ITC Printing & Packaging Tiruvottiyur - March 2021
24. Mandatory Energy Audit under PAT for BPCL, Kochi- July 2021,
25. Mandatory Energy Audit under PAT for IOCL, Vadodara, Gujarat- August 2021,
26. Mandatory Energy Audit under PAT for HPCL, Vizag - November 2021.
27. Mandatory Energy Audit under PAT for Park Hyatt Hotel, Chennai – October 2021.
28. Energy Audit of Chennai Metro Water and Sewerage Board STP – 54 & 40 MLD at Nesapakkam – Oct 2021.
29. Energy Audit of IOCL Royapuram Terminal - October 2021.
30. Energy Audit of Government Medical Hospital, Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala – Jan 2022
31. Energy Audit of Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala – Jan 2022.
32. Energy Audit of HPCL New Terminal, Ennore, March 2022.
33. M&V Audit of ITC Printing & Packaging Tiruvottiyur - March 2022
34. Boiler Audit at Jasmine Concrete Exports Ltd, Dindugal –April 2022
35. Energy Audit of PPG Asian Paints, Dahej, Gujarat – May 2022
36. Energy Audit of Aruna Textile Processing Mills, Erode – May 2022
37. Energy Audit of PMC tech, Hosur – October 2022,
38. Energy Audit of TVS SriChakra Madurai – Jan 2023.

TECHNO-ECONOMIC VIABILITY STUDIES:

39. Repowering of Demonstration Windfarms at Kayathar, TN. Mar 2018
40. Small Hydropower unit by Vinci Aqua Systems Pvt Ltd Feb 2018
41. DPR for conversion from Coal to Biomass-based Co-gen Power plant for M/s KG Denim Ltd, Sep 2017
42. Solar Thermal based Air conditioning for Chennai Intl School 2018
43. Biomass Assessment Study for Indus Green power India Pvt Ltd Dec 2010.
44. M/s Sauga Bricks proposal for REB of 1.5 L MTPA of Rs. 12 Cr. March 2020
45. M/s Kakatiya Energy Systems for CCMS of Municipality Lighting Project with EESL for Rs. 15 Cr. Feb 2020
46. M/s Tera power - M/s Reckitt for Microturbine for Rs.65 Lakhs May 2020
47. M/s Orja Engg- ICICI Bank Hyd – Rs. 20 Lakhs Chiller Optimization through two-stage Cooling Tower-April 2020
48. M/s GCKC for Rs. 15 Cr under Dehradun Smart city mission. March 2020
49. M/s Ecocrest for the Chiller refrigerant agent MaxR 100, for the Chillers. Jan 2020
50. Fuel Switch Projects in Maharashtra by Central Gas Ventures India ESCO Pvt Ltd., Pune. Dec 2019
51. Replacing IC Engine-based Transport Vehicles to EVs by Gayam Motor Works (GMW), Hyderabad. Dec 2019
52. M/s Subh enterprises for Rs. 18.2 Cr and Rs. 25*2 Cr in the pipeline for the E-Rickshaw project.
53. Esmart – LED lighting Rs.13.3 Cr. for ESCO project.
54. MPECL, Goa for a Vapour Recovery System in the Petrol pump depots worth Rs.12 Cr.
55. Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL) proposal for switching FO to 13 TPH Biomass plant
56. Setting up a Biomass Pellets- 20 TPD, SSI for Vindhya Green Fuel, Narsinghpur district, MP.
57. M/s Proburgeon Pvt Ltd, for batch to Continuous chemical process using micro channel technology Rs.15 lakhs

PATENT INFORMATICS STUDIES:

1. Presentation on Locarno Agreement on Design, Sep 2022.
2. Prior Art Analysis for Robotic Bed, Oct 2022.
3. Prior Art Search on “Replacing air with enriched oxygen to improve combustion in Internal Combustion engines”
4. Landscape Search on “Automated Mechanical PV Solar Panel Cleaning System”, Dec 2022.
5. Patentability Search on “HHO Generator”, Jan 2023.
6. Patentability Search on “Wind turbine at Highways”, Jan 2023
7. Patentability Search report on “Aero-Hydro Jig”, Jan 2023
8. Invalidity/Opposition Search on “Kitchen Connected Indoor Stationary Solar Cooking Device”, Feb 2023