Ir. Dr. Sanjayan Velautha
PRINCIPAL FELLOW, UNITEN
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) is proud to recognise Ir. Dr. Sanjayan Velautham, Principal Fellow, whose career spans more than 35 years across academia, government, industry, and international organisations.
A recognised leader in the energy industry, Ir. Dr. Sanjayan has played a significant role in advancing Malaysia's and ASEAN's energy transition through his contributions to energy policy, regulatory reform, renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, and market transformation. His career includes senior leadership positions with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), A*STAR Singapore, General Electric, the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, and the Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga).
Throughout his career, he has led strategic initiatives in energy policy & regulation, energy efficiency, infrastructure planning, institutional transformation, ESG integration, and regional energy cooperation, working closely with governments, utilities, international organisations, academia, and industry across the Asia-Pacific.
Internationally, Ir. Dr. Sanjayan has served on the Advisory Board of the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC), Japan, the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Energy, and the United Nations ESCAP Asia-Pacific Network of Energy Think Tanks (APNETT). In 2019, he was honoured with the ASEAN Excellence in Energy Management – Individual Award.
A Professional Engineer, Registered Energy Manager, and Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist (GRI), he is also an accomplished researcher, author, and speaker whose publications have been cited in more than 170 academic works.
As Principal Fellow, Ir. Dr. Sanjayan brings extensive international experience, strategic insight, and strong professional networks that will enhance UNITEN's research excellence, industry collaboration, and thought leadership in supporting Malaysia's sustainable energy and low-carbon development agenda.
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