Senior Program Associate (Power Sector)

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About the Organization

World Resources Institute (WRI) India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. We are inspired by and associated with WRI, a research organization. Currently over 250 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The Senior Research Associate (Power Sector) will be part of a focused team with the following responsibilities:  

• Co-lead the state-specific IRP process by guiding the modelling team in setting up the state-level model, reviewing the input data and assumptions, helping in designing the modelling scenarios, and analysing the outcomes
• Help the team design and simulate different scenarios and interpret the results to draw insights that can help inform the regulatory and policy decision-making at the state level
• Conduct literature review and collate information about energy sector policies and regulations at the state level, including power sector planning, resource adequacy, capacity expansion, production cost and power procurement processes
• Be proactive in researching and pitching ideas, and understanding policy and regulatory processes at both the state and national levels
• Communicate with various stakeholders, especially with the state electricity utilities, regulators, RE nodal agencies, donors, partners, and other state-level agencies, for effective collaboration to ensure a comprehensive IRP process
• Lead or co-lead capacity building efforts to effectively communicate findings of the research with identified stakeholders and build knowledge of the ecosystem thereof
• Participate in research projects to produce knowledge products, reports, articles and communication products
• Lead or co-lead specific modules in the project as identified by the Energy Lead
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Energy lead, including support on research and analysis

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Public Policy, or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in electricity sector policy and regulatory analysis. Exposure to open-source energy models would be a plus
• Fluency in English and Hindi

Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound understanding of the legal and regulatory framework of the Indian electricity sector in general and of the Madhya Pradesh power sector in particular.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and summarise complex legal and regulatory documents.
• Familiarity with basic financial analysis and techno-economic analysis relevant for the power sector.
• Exposure to power sector modelling tools and software (e.g., PLEXOS, GridPath, PYPSA, PROMOD) is beneficial
• Willingness to learn new tools and modelling techniques related to the energy sector to contribute to ongoing/new research projects is a plus
• Strong research and analytical skills, supported by professional experience in the energy sector with contributions to technical papers and research reports
• Strong ability to brainstorm and think creatively about all elements of their work
• Willingness to travel and ability to work cooperatively with others to demonstrate flexibility in fulfilling assignments is essential  

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