Interim Director General, Energy Market Reform
Paro Konar
Biography
Paro Konar is the Interim Director General, Energy Market Reform at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
Paro Konar is responsible for leading the transformation of energy markets, infrastructure and the wider energy system required to deliver clean power, bringing together policy and delivery to shape how the energy system operates.
Paro was DG, Major Decarbonisation Projects at DESNZ, and Director for Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture. Paro has spent most of her career in the civil service working on energy policy.
Paro received an OBE in 2018 for services to energy economics.
Interim Director General, Energy Market Reform
The Director General is responsible for the following areas:
- planning and delivering energy market reform
- electricity markets policy and ensuring a secure electricity supply
- expanding renewable electricity generation
- developing electricity networks and system planning for clean power
- overseeing OPRED (Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning)
- streamlining planning and consenting for energy infrastructure
- AI and energy policy
Previous roles in government
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Director General, Major Decarbonisation Projects, DESNZ