Akshat Singh

Strategic consultant with solutions in Renewable Energy and Sustainability space

About

Akshat Singh is a highly educated and experienced professional in the field of renewable energy and sustainability. He holds a Master of Technology degree from TERI University, prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Technology in Petroleum Engineering from DIT University. After completing his education, Akshat gained valuable work experience by holding various positions in reputable companies. He started his career as an Intern at TERI, then moved on to work as an Analyst at Genesis Ray Energy, where he further honed his skills in the renewable/energy industry. In 2021, Akshat joined Schneider Electric as a Deputy Manager, where he was known for developing renewable procurement strategies. Later, he moved on to work at McKinsey and Company as a Sustainability and Energy Transition Consultant. Throughout his career, Akshat has been passionate about renewable energy and has continuously worked towards finding innovative solutions to promote sustainability and reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Education

TERI University

Master of Technology, Renewable Energy Engineering and Management / May, 2019

New Delhi

DIT University

Bachelor of Technology, Petroleum Engineering / May, 2016

Dehra Dūn

Experience

McKinsey and Company

Senior Knowledge Analyst / January, 2024 — April, 2024

Sustainability and Energy Transition consultant. Collaborated with clients on net-zero and ESG strategies, business opportunity and market sizing of green business space. Prepared fact-packs for CXOs level to drive clean-tech transition through scaling-up climate technologies. Identified white space in ASEAN region’s renewable (energy certificate focused) and sustainability (semiconductor player focused) spaces.

Solution Analyst / September, 2022 — December, 2023

Collaborated with Indonesian State-Owned-Enterprise Electric Utility in sustainability space like identified business opportunities in renewables [$2 Bn+ by 2030], identified green attributes opportunity [$150 Mn+ by 2030] (REC vs carbon offset), transformed ESG risk rating [<30 from ~40] & built capabilities on ISSB and implementation of a decarb. platform (Microsoft vs SAP vs internal). Another stream was collaboration with Malaysian Ministry for enhancing their waste management [achieve 40%+ recycling by 2025]. Streamlined internal Mckinsey's assets: Green Power Procurement, ESG benchmarking, and Carbon Accounting benchmarking tools.

Schneider Electric

Deputy Manager / February, 2021 — August, 2022

Guided 30+ corporates to transition to 100% renewable energy procurement; built global corporate renewable energy (scope 2 decarbonization) strategies and delivered consultancy for Fortune 500 (metrics: RE100, SBTi & CDP), and supported with financial VPPA and power market intelligence for EMEA region as well as ESG benchmarking/metrics reporting (GRI, SASB, TCFD)

Genesis Ray Energy

Analyst / December, 2019 — February, 2021

Opportunity assessment for Japanese’s IPP to enter Thailand and Indian power market; developed excel model to estimate hourly annual generation electricity of solar rooftop, solar ground mounted and wind farm for Thailand and India. Expanded the boundary of renewable energy dashboard to include Southeast Asia region and addition of geothermal technology in scope.

Associate / May, 2019 — November, 2019

Developed renewable energy market dashboards for India with focus on solar and wind. Developed pre-feasibility site assessment methodology for solar power plant.

Summer Associate / January, 2019 — May, 2019

Performance degradation assessment model for Solar PV module

TERI

Internship / May, 2018 — July, 2018

PAN INDIA-Detailed technical analysis of Solar PV and Wind Energy technology.

Project - Research (contract) / November, 2016 — May, 2017

Commercial Aspects of BIO-CNG considering Sustainability, Circular Economy and Rural Development of India

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