About EcoPowerHub
Power-Systems Engineering with a Development Finance Perspective
Independent Energy Infrastructure & Investment Advisory
I provide independent advice on power systems, renewable energy integration, and energy infrastructure investment.
For more than thirty years, I have worked with development finance institutions, government energy agencies, utilities, and project teams across Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and North America to prepare, finance, and deliver electricity infrastructure.
Experience at a glance
Scale, Range and Accountability
My experience includes utility operations, project delivery, portfolio oversight, and independent evaluation.
Clients and partners
Who I Work With
I support organizations that plan, finance, regulate, and deliver energy infrastructure.
Development Finance Institutions
Project appraisal, technical due diligence, portfolio review, and results-based evaluation.
Government Energy Agencies
Sector planning, policy and regulatory input, and preparation of investment-ready programs.
Utilities & System Operators
Grid integration, transmission planning, interconnection, and power-system resilience.
Project Developers
Technical review, bankability assessment, and readiness for lender and investor scrutiny.
Donor-Funded Program Teams
Implementation support, procurement, monitoring frameworks, and institutional strengthening.
Professional background
From Utility Engineering to Development Finance
Each stage of my career has given me a perspective my clients rely on: operator, project manager, financier, and evaluator.
View full profile on LinkedIn ↗- 1987
National Water and Electricity Authority
I began my career in power-system engineering with a national water and electricity authority in the Middle East.
Foundation in utility operations and network engineering. - 1999
National Transmission Utility
I managed a US$1.2 billion transmission and distribution portfolio and helped complete a national grid project, which led to the creation of a regional interconnection authority.
Large-scale T&D delivery and cross-border interconnection. - 2011–2014
Global Grid-Technology Company
I managed transmission and distribution upgrade projects for a major North American utility.
Grid modernization and substation technology. - 2015
Multilateral Development Bank
I oversaw a US$3.1 billion country energy portfolio in South Asia.
Portfolio management, appraisal, and implementation oversight. - Policy evaluation
Sector-Wide Energy Policy Evaluation
I co-led a sector-wide evaluation of a multilateral development bank’s energy policy and program (2009–2019). The findings helped shape a later policy that stopped financing for coal-fired generation.
Independent evaluation and policy influence. - 2024
Regional Development Bank, Caribbean
As a sustainable energy specialist, I support regional grid interconnection and renewable energy growth, focusing on geothermal and offshore wind resources.
Regional energy integration and climate resilience.
What EcoPowerHub covers
Areas of Expertise
I bring technical, financial, and institutional perspectives to all stages of electricity infrastructure and clean energy investments.
Grid Integration & Interconnection
Power-system planning, grid connections, transmission networks, stability considerations, and regional electricity interconnection.
Explore Advisory Services ↗Renewable Energy & Storage
Renewable-energy project development, system integration, energy storage, flexibility, and power-system resilience.
Explore Advisory Services ↗Policy & Investment Readiness
Technical due diligence, investment preparation, project appraisal, procurement, financing requirements, and sector policy.
Explore Advisory Services ↗Evaluation & Institutional Reform
Implementation performance, institutional capacity, results frameworks, program evaluation, and energy-sector reform.
Explore Advisory Services ↗Working principles
How I Work
I follow four main principles in every assignment.
Independence & Integrity
Objective, conflict-aware advice that serves the project and its stakeholders.
Technical Rigor
Engineering evidence and sound analysis behind every recommendation.
Investment Readiness
Framing projects the way lenders and investors appraise them.
Delivery Focus
Practical, implementable outcomes rather than reports that remain on the shelf.
Professional standing
Qualifications
My academic and professional credentials support my advisory work.
EcoPowerHub
A Knowledge and Advisory Platform
I started EcoPowerHub in 2023 as a renewable energy blog. Since then, it has become a platform for technical insights on how energy infrastructure is prepared, financed, and delivered.
I organize my insights into six main areas:
“Good energy projects are engineered twice: once on paper for the financiers and once in the field for the people who depend on them. My work is to ensure both versions agree.”Read Technical Insights ↗
Project and institutional advisory
Discuss Your Energy Infrastructure Project
I welcome questions from development finance institutions, government energy agencies, utilities, project developers, and donor-funded program teams about technical advisory assignments.
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