About: Padu S. Padmanabhan, former Program Director of the South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/E) and Senior Energy Advisor for USAID/India’s bilateral program is the winner of the World Clean Energy Award (2007), Regional Energy Manager of the Year (2019). Padu Padmanabhan is an enthusiast, advocate, writer, designer and planner devoted to sustainable development and energy conservation. He is the author of numerous publications and articles on climate change, energy and water resource management. was a member of an International Expert Group to advise the Climate Investment Fund on accelerating coal transition in key developing nations. He was a member of an International Expert Group to advise the Climate Investment Fund on accelerating the coal transition in key developing nations.
