Prateek is currently engaged in The Council’s power programme in Uttar Pradesh. Working out of The Council’s Lucknow office, he is currently focusing on shaping a responsive consumer base, institutionalising reforms in utilities, and optimising power procurement and retail tariff structures in UP.

Prateek has been engaging with the utilities of UP, the Forum of Regulators and various electricity regulatory commissions to understand their operations, the role of regulators, and the governance of the sector as a whole.

Prateek has been actively tracking power sector reforms and exploring cross linkages between energy, environment, and water. He envisages the Indian power sector to be CAT (Clean, Affordable, Transparent) by 2030.

Prateek holds an undergraduate degree in Power System Engineering and an MBA in Power Management from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.