Laliya Agrawal
MSc in Electrical Engineering, University of Houston, Texas, Professional Engineer, Energy Management Certification from Rice University
Partner & Advisor to I-EMS Group Ltd
Laliya is a partner and advisor at I-EMS Group Ltd.; she has 22 years of electric power utility experience in management/lead role for HL&P, Reliant, CenterPoint, Texas Genco/NRG, TXU/Luminant; 12 plus years of experience as a principal consultant /project manager for leading consulting companies in the USA (Nexant, ABB/Ventyx); Expertise includes electric power transmission and distribution grid management, market portfolio assessment and forecasting, power system analytics with emphasis in the areas of smart grid applications, renewable resource integration, distributed energy resources/energy storage solutions, and distribution modernization. Laliya has experience working in all NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) regions as well as in global markets including Asia, Africa and South America. She has co-authored several publications in the areas of smart grid, meter data management, demand response, dynamic pricing, user interface, renewable resource integration, grid code for electric power system among others.