Deloitte

Associate Director

KPMG India

Worked on M&A transactions with the deals, strategy and investment teams of infrastructure developers, private equity platforms, pension funds. Led and executed engagements on deal strategy, CDD, market entry strategy, capital raise, etc. across energy and infrastructure sectors.

- Commercial due diligence of an electric vehicle charge point operator (CPO)

- Market assessment and viability analysis of green hydrogen production/ procurement for a leading glass manufacturer in India

- Assisted global private equity investor to assess corporate renewable energy market and industrial decarbonisation.

- Prepared and delivered growth strategy for global renewable energy IPP for India market

- Led and executed preparation and delivery of EBITDA projection reports for capital raise by renewable energy IPP in India

- CDD of an Indian renewable energy developer with C&I portfolio across multiple locations in Asia

- Commercial due diligence of a gas based power plant

- Commercial due diligence of a robotic solar panel cleaning player

Associate Vice President - M&A Consulting

CRISIL Limited

- Performed comprehensive commercial due diligence and assisted in evaluation of a portfolio of renewable assets for investment in an RE platform.

- Strategic assessment of solar manufacturing value chain and assistance in equity investment evaluation  in domestic solar equipment manufacturer

- Merchant power market assessment and tariff projections, feasibility of the company strategy, review of business plan, for a portfolio of projects

Manager - Energy, commodities and sustainability

- Bid advisory support in renewable energy auctions including project structuring, risk assessment and recommendation of mitigation measures, preparation of financial models, bid strategy, etc.

- Power procurement strategy and transaction advisory: Detailed assessment of power requirement and potential for cost optimisation across several plants across different states. Basis, power demand growth and 15- minute block interval load curve, analysed  potential source mix that could be considered. Detailed assessment of state specific policies and regulations related to open access, captive/group captive generation was carried out to assist client meet its RPO obligations, contribute towards larger organisational level target of achieving net zero emissions and optimise power purchase cost at the same time. Post tailor made power procurement strategy for each plant, prepared bid documents-RfP, PPAs and conducted tendering, bid evaluation and supported client on negotiations and signing of PPAs.

- Articles on various topics including distribution sector reforms, domestic solar manufacturing, renewable energy roadmap, etc.

Lead Consultant - Energy and Natural Resources

Helped clients make informed business decisions across energy sector value chain. Key mandates include:
-  Strategic assessment of renewable energy market in India including creditworthiness outlook for several distribution utilities. Assisted clients in evaluating the potential opportunities in renewable energy sector to grow their portfolio and provided detailed assessment of market from a strategic standpoint.

- Creditworthiness outlook of power distribution utilities in India: evaluated the financial and operational health of the discoms in select Indian states based on a wide array of financial and operational parameters. Identified of key factors, including institutional, infrastructural, governance and political that have an impact on the health of the discoms and provided recommendations to improve these.

- Conducted webinar on ‘Renewable Energy Market in India’

- Open access power market in India: Assisted client in identifying third party open access power sale opportunities across key states. Estimated potential for open access sales based on C&I tariff projections and landed cost of open access.

- Assessment of thermal coal market in India along with outlook on coal imports across key end user industries.

- Commercial due diligence and bid advisory support for commercial coal block auctions

Senior Consultant, Energy and Natural Resources

Tracking power, coal, power transformers and power cables industries as a part of our industry research offering. Executing customized assignments for both domestic as well as international clients specifically on coal and power. Apart from that, regularly carrying out franchise activities like press releases, impact notes, articles on developments in energy sector.

Senior Research Analyst

•	Analysis and forecast on demand-supply dynamics across power, coal, power transformer, power cables sectors along with forecast on capacity additions, investments and prices on regular basis
•	In depth analysis of energy storage market in India across end use segments like grid-connected power (generation, transmission, distribution), off-grid applications, electric vehicles with special focus on battery energy storage
•	Analysis and outlook on demand for imported coal across industries like steel, power, cement, sponge iron, etc. for a client on customised basis
•	Addressing client queries across sectors and providing valuable inputs to users of our research reports to take informed decisions
•	In depth analysis and forecast on SME industries with special focus on electric equipment sector

Research Analyst

Absentia Virtual Reality Private limited

Research and analyse recent developments and news on Virtual Reality in Global HealthCare Sector and report on daily basis to help Business Development Team.

Data Research Intern

Tata Motors

Summer Intern

TATA Power

-Timely preparation of high quality an accurate reports for internal and external customers
-Preparation and monitoring of Annual Business Plan for Wind Operations Division to achieve Organizational Objectives.
-Planning and preparation of Annual CSR Plan for Wind division and coordinate with Site Asset Managers and CSR department to complete planned activities to ensure targeted improvement in community welfare.
-Conduct routine performance tests and assessments to identify and reduce deviations
-Critically evaluate KPIs impacting plant performance such as wind speed, Plant load factor, capacity utilization factor, plant availability, grid availability, etc. to drive improvement initiatives
- Work with Cross Functional Teams on improvement or special projects
-Synergize with Corporate functions to conduct reviews, workshops, special projects etc.
-Co-ordinate with OEMs, vendors, independent Engineers etc to conduct tests, visits, reviews, etc.
-Imbibe Quality Systems such as IMS and Business Excellence framework of the organization in daily functioning
-Act as Audit Champion, Risk Champion, Compliance Champion of the department

Lead Associate- Planning and MIS, Wind Operations

->Responsible for the day to day operations of wind farm
->Monitoring the PM & BM activities and contractors
->Maintaining high quality and safety standards at site
->Carrying out issuance of JMR, Credit Reports, REC certification, Billing
->Coordination with local government authorities
->Maintaining good housekeeping practices and strictly follow all safety guidelines
-> Identification of needs of local community and carrying out CR activities
->Preparation of daily, monthly and annual O&M, safety reports for the wind farm and ensuring up-to-date documentation
-> In all should act as an asset owner of the wind farm

Asset Manager

-Day to operation of Wind Farm
-Monitoring PM & BM activities and contractors
-Conducting weekly, monthly annual safety inspections, audits, trainings and ensuring high standards of quality and safety at wind farm
-Preparation and analysis of daily, monthly annual performance reports and implementation of corrective actions for enhance performance
-Coordination with government authorities
-Carrying out JMR, Credit Reports, REC certification, Billing
-Identification of needs of local communities and conducting CR activities
-In all should act as an asset owner of wind farm

Lead Engineer- Wind O&M

-Foundation Training Program for GETs at National Power Training Institute, Nagpur
-Completed Project on Inventory Management & testing of Electric Motors at thermal power plant
-Completed project on study of Internal Grid network at Poolavadi Wind Farm to reduce frequent tripping and improving grid stability

Executive Trainee

Management consultant with ~10 years of strong expertise across energy and infrastructure- power generation, transmission, distribution, renewables, energy storage, green hydrogen, electric mobility, energy efficiency, ESG reporting, carbon credits, etc. Routinely work on business strategy, commercial due diligence, risk assessment and mitigation strategies, ESG assessment and reporting, market assessment, bid advisory, transaction advisory, financial modelling, policy and regulations. On a mission to help world fight climate change and move towards greener/ cleaner tomorrow.

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