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.
He currently 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 is also leading the effort at the Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) to accelerate its battery storage initiative, a US$ 5 billion program for greater use of batteries to promote renewable energy use. Interfacing closely with the Bank’s climate change department regarding strategic analytical work, as well as providing support for GHG accounting, the measurement of climate co-benefits and integration of social values of carbon reduction in Bank operations.
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.