Senior Economist, World Bank
Kabir leads the Utilities for Energy Transition program focusing on enabling utility digitalization, data driven decision-making and adoption of innovative business models across the globe in World Bank client countries. Kabir is also part of the core team for the Markets, Connectivity, and Trade program and leads the World Bank's regional integration and power trade engagement with the Eastern Africa Power Pool. Prior to joining ESMAP, Kabir worked in the Bank's Energy and Extractives Global Practice in the East and Southern Africa regions, where he managed various energy sector country dialogue and investment lending and analytical projects on utility strengthening, electricity access, cross-border power trade, and renewables. Kabir holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland and a MA in Economics from the University of Delhi.