Lead Energy Specialist, Energy Climate Finance at The World Bank
Chandra has over 20 years of experience working at the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) on energy efficiency, energy access, and renewable energy across 15 countries in South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Chandra Govindarajalu leads the global battery storage program at the World Bank. He also leads the energy climate finance team which is responsible for mobilizing climate finance from Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), Green Climate Funds (GCF) and other sources for the Energy and Extractives Practice at the World Bank.
He holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Jamia Millia Islamia University, India.