Formerly Member Energy Planning Commission MPDR Islamabad
Syed Akhtar Ali is an eminent energy expert and consultant, advising public and private sector clients on energy policy, investments and tariff issues and has authored a number of books on the subject. He has recently been Member Energy, Planning Commission dealing with Energy Policy and investment issues. He was a visiting Professor of Energy at IoBM and has taught energy management to MBA students. He has held top management appointments in Pakistan’s public and private sector. He was Research Fellow Energy at Harvard University.
He is an author of eight books on various subjects such as energy, governance, political economy and resources. In addition to in-country assignments, he has supervised and done consulting assignments in Energy Sector in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. in the area of energy policy, tariff, sustainability, environment, conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. He has spent considerable time and energy for the development of local equipment manufacturing particularly in Energy sector. He has been member of Expert Working groups and various committees of federal and provincial governments including chambers of commerce.
Education
- BE (Mechanical, 1971, NED, Karachi).
- MS (1974, METU, Turkey).
- Research Fellow Harvard University, 1988-89.
Expertise
- Energy Policy Planning, Energy economics, pricing and tariff ,
- Energy projects development ;Coal Power plants, and Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA); pollution control technologies
- Feasibility Studies ;monitoring and evaluation of projects,PC-1 preparation and scrutiny and evaluation
Past experience in consulting
Energy Policy studies, feasibility studies, sectoral studies, strategy consulting, Corporate Planning and Management, EIAs
Positions held
- Independent Energy Consultant (2016-contd)
- Member Energy ,Planning Commission(2014-2016)
- Chief Executive Officer, Proplan Associates (Pvt) Ltd.(1992-2014
- Managing Director, Karachi Pipe Mills, Karachi9(1990-91)
- General Manager, Production, Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila.(1987-88)
- Independent Energy and Environment Consultant.
- DGM, Projects and Technical, Pakistan Automobile Corporation,1981
- Project Engineer, Fried Krupp-Thyssen Germany/Iran(1974-1980)
Books and Publications; author of several hundred papers, reports, studies, briefs, articles and the following books;
- Pakistan’s Energy Issues; success and challenges(2017)
- Pakistan: Issues in Energy Policy (2012)
- Pakistan’s development; Economy, Resources and technology (2011)
- Pakistan’s Development Challenges: Federation, Security and Governance (2010)
- Pakistan’s Energy Development: the Road Ahead (2010)
- Pakistan’s Nuclear Dilemma; Energy and Security Dimensions (1984)
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Subjects taught
- Production & Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Energy Management
- Environmental Management
- Pollution Control
- Risk Management
- Environmental Management Systems (ISO-14000)