Alok Kumar

Profile Overview

He had 35 years long career in public policy and economic development in India’s premier federal civil service (IAS) reaching up to distinguished position of Secretary in federal government with extensive experience in electricity, renewable energy, energy transition, infrastructure development and skill development domains. He has led several large commercial organisations as CEO and played a key role in formulation and implementation of several national/state level policies, programmes and regulatory interventions. During 2021 – 2023, he successfully managed the operations of India’s power system, one of the largest in the world, along with steering wide-ranging sectoral reforms. He has deep understanding of global energy transition aspects as chair of G20 Energy Transitions Working Group in 2022-2023. As an expert, he chaired the Inter-Ministerial Working Group set up by NITI Aayog in 2024 to develop power sector pathway to achieve Net Zero commitment by India.

Presently, he is Director General, All India Discoms Association, a not-for-profit organization representing the electricity distribution utilities of India. He is also Professor of Practice in Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy at IIT Roorkee. In 2025, he has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Power Exchange India Limited. He is also presently member of national Task Force on India Energy Stack – an initiative of the Government of India for promoting digitalization of electricity sector.

He obtained bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from IIT Roorkee in 1983, and Master of Business Administration (Finance Business Administration) from National Open University in 2009. Authored the book “Electricity Sector in India- Policy and Regulation” published by Oxford University Press in 2012, and has been writing regularly on energy related topics for business publications in India.