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Energy sector professional with over 7 and half years of diverse experience in trade advisory, energy sector consulting, renewable energy, climate and sustainable development research, electrical construction, , thermal power generation utility, erection & commissioning, operation & maintenance of electrical equipments, project management and business development. |
 Contact Raiju Balan
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Area of Expertise: |
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
September 2017 to March 2018
British High Commission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Position - Senior Trade Adviser
All India Lead for the power and renewable energy high value campaign of a target of £400 mn for the Department of International Trade, Government of UK. Provided support services to UK Companies in the Power and Renewable Energy sector to expand and explore opportunities for international trade and investment. The services include bespoke market research, business consultation, identifying trade opportunities, organizing events, coordinating inward and outward delegation to name a few.
- Worked closely with key Government and Private sector companies in India to explore opportunities in the power and renewable energy sector.
- Planned and delivered activities to connect UK business to these opportunities and provide support to UK companies to win business in India.
- Provided help, support and advice to other departments in the Energy renewables team across India and in other subsectors in specific projects, events and other activities
- Handled prosperity fund projects for the power and renewable energy sectors
- Also worked closely with other departments of the British High Commission team to deepen the UK’s relationship with the state of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
June 2013 to August 2017
World Institute of Sustainable Energy, Pune, Maharashtra
Position - Manager
Responsible for research and consulting projects on several aspects of the energy sector in regards to conventional power generation, renewable power generation, climate change and sustainable development options.
- Worked with various agencies for policy formulation, regulatory analysis and developing strategies for renewable energy development, advisory services for business model formulation for power purchase and distribution.
- Worked on projects involving techno-commercial, social, environmental analysis of power generation technologies.
- Research on various aspects of resource efficiency and sustainable lifestyles across domestic sector, commercial sector, agricultural sector, industrial sector and transport sector.
- Working with agencies in building strategies for energy security and economic growth in India.
- Demand projections, analysis and formulating roadmaps and strategies for renewable energy development.
- Providing advisory services on technical, economical, regulatory and policy framing for low carbon development and clean coal technologies.
- Advisory services and implementation support for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
- Successful participation in various tenders and proposal, developing new project concepts for national and international, bilateral and multilateral agencies.
- Handling the process of planning, management and delivery of projects.
- Delivering research and consultancy tasks and outputs with high standard of quality, including – crucially – written reports.
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Education: |
- Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India University, Bangalore : (Pursuing)
- Master of Business Administration – Power Management from National Power Training Institute (Under Ministry of Power, GoI), Faridabad, Haryana : 2011-2013
- Bachelors of Technology – Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala : 2004-2008
- Higher Secondary Education (Indian School Certificate Examination) : 2004
- Secondary Education (Indian School Certificate Examination) : 2002
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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Years of Experience:
5-10 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Malayalam |
Nationality:
Indian
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