20122021

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Dr Dilip Jena is a Lecturer of Energy Economics at Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP, Centre), Energy, Environment, and Society division, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. He joined CEPMLP in 2022. He worked as a Tutor for MSc and MBA full-time and distance learning students at CEPMLP and School of Business, University of Dundee between 2017-2022. He also provided re-skilling training at the City of Glasgow College to industry executives including in project management between 2021-22.

He has research interest in European and US electricity markets including economics of capacity, wholesale, and ancillary services. His PhD research studies the supply and demand-side resource adequacy in deregulated electricity markets and the impact of increased shares of renewable energy on electricity system costs for the transition to net-zero emission.

Between 2007-2017, he delivered consultancy projects for assessing the economics and financial viability of energy and extractive sector projects for transactions including through public private partnership at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC, India) before leaving as a manager. At PwC, he contributed to the drafting of thought leadership publications, including a) Technical Guide on Internal Audit of Mining and Extractive Industry for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 2012 and b) Corporate income taxes, mining royalties and other mining taxes: A Summary of Rates and Rules in Selected Countries, 2012.

Dilip holds a PhD in Energy Economics from the University of Dundee (2022). In 2013, he received the Paul Stevens Prize, awarded to the best MSc student at CEPMLP by the Energy, Petroleum, Mineral and Natural Resources Law and Policy Education Trust. He is a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad (2007). 

Teaching

Full-time:

  1. Economic Regulation and Low Carbon Technologies (CP51047)
  2. Financial Accounting for Energy and Mining Industries module (CP51048)

Distance learning:

  1. Risk Analysis for Energy and Mining Investment Decision Making (CP50008)
  2. Energy Economics: The Issues (CP50037)
  3. Energy Economics: The Tools (CP50038)
  4. Financial and Project Analysis of Natural Resources and Energy Ventures (CP50041)
  5. Foundation Financial Accounting (CP50042)- 10 Credits
  6. Introduction to Finance (CP50044)-10 credits
  7. Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development - Economics and Policy Issues module (CP50047)

Research interests

  1. Electricity Markets
  2. Ancillary services
  3. Renewable energy sources and net-zero
  4. Energy Policy
  5. Energy Sector Regulation
  6. Accounting and finance of extractive industry

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Resource adequacy in deregulated electricity markets: capacity mechanisms and system costs with the increased share of renewable energy

1 Mar 201723 Jun 2022

Award Date: 23 Jun 2022

Master of Science, Masters in Energy Studies (with specialisation in finance), Energy Environment and Society

3 Oct 201320 Nov 2014

Award Date: 20 Nov 2014

Bachelor of Technology (not to be confused with BTEC), Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad

4 Aug 200419 May 2007

Award Date: 19 May 2007

Keywords

  • HB Economic Theory
  • Energy Economics
  • electricity market
  • Renewable Energy
  • Net Zero
  • network modelling
  • Ancillary Services
  • Capacity market
  • TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
  • Mineral law and Policy
  • Mining Policy

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