Hugo Bashualdo is an accomplished electrical engineer and director with extensive international experience in DER interconnection, distribution planning, grid modernization, and system reliability. Since 2017, he has served as Director and Executive Advisor of DER Interconnection at Quanta Technology D/B/A Danovo Energy Solutions, leading studies for utility‑scale PV, BESS, and EV integration, including steady‑state, protection, and dynamic analyses. He has spearheaded distributed generation cluster studies, hosting capacity evaluations, and end‑to‑end business process improvements for DG integration workflows. Hugo also developed long‑term distribution system plans focused on capacity deferral through energy storage and improved distribution system load factor performance.

His earlier tenure at Siemens PTI (2012–2017) included expanding distribution planning and microgrid consulting capabilities, leading hosting capacity methodologies, modernizing planning for major power utilities in Nigeria, and guiding large‑scale DER, microgrid, and smart‑grid initiatives across the U.S., Caribbean, Africa, and South America.

Prior 2012 at BC Hydro, Hugo managed multimillion‑dollar capital improvement programs, led reliability and power‑quality enhancements, conducted complex distribution studies, and oversaw renewable integration impact assessments for hydro, wind, and solar developers.

In his early career at Edelnor (ENDESA – CHILECTRA’s subsidiary in Peru), he held several managerial roles, driving major improvements in reliability, loss reduction, electrification programs, and business process optimization, including initiatives with multimillion‑dollar savings and regulatory initiatives with impact nationwide.