Arun Kumar Mishra is Director, NPMU, established as part of National Smart Grid Mission,MoP. He also serves as Vice Chair of ISGAN which is a Technology Collaboration Program ofIEA. Arun has more than 34 years of experience, predominantly in What, Why and How forpower systems ICT solutions. He is distinguished member of CIGRÉ India – Committee on“Information Systems and Tele-communications” and BIS Sectional Committee of LITD10 for“PowerSystemControl andAssociatedCommunications”. Arunis ElectricalEngineeringGraduate from NIT, Kurukshetra, has Advance Diploma in Management and is certified ISMSlead auditor.