Mr Alekhya Datta is an Electrical engineer with Postgraduate Masters and having more than 16 years of research-cum consulting experience in the area of renewable energy, distributed energy resources, smart grids, energy storage, and electric vehicles. He has undertaken various power system related modelling studies including integrated resource planning both at national and state-levels for high renewable energy pathways. He has actively engaged with many of the power distribution utilities, implementing agencies and other key stakeholders for implementation of new emerging smart distribution technologies and solutions.