• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Kunal Chandra

Siemens Power and Gas

Vice President, New Energy Businesses

Kunal Chandra, Vice President for New Energy Businesses, Siemens Gas and Power, joined Siemens through its prestigious Siemens CEO Program in 2017. In his current role, Mr. Chandra oversees the new business development opportunities for diversification of Siemens energy portfolio into new energy value chains. In addition, he has led the reorganization of three Siemens energy businesses into the newly formed Siemens Gas and Power company. Prior to joining Siemens, he worked for Royal Dutch Shell in several commercial and operations roles in Nigeria, Singapore, Netherlands, and India. Mr. Chandra holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and an MBA (Hons.) from the IMD Business School, Switzerland. Mr. Chandra currently resides in Munich, Germany.

Sessions With Kunal Chandra

Thursday, 14 March

  • 07:30am - 08:45am (CST) / -

    Investment Opportunities in a Decarbonized Europe

    Panel Finance/Trading/Risk Management Power

    As Europe is finalizing its 2050 climate and energy targets, how will this shape the opportunities for investment in renewables, storage, and flexibility? Europe’s targets are ambitious and raise several questions: What frameworks and policies will be required to meet the targets? Are the targets realistic? What will be the impact for existing assets? How to address financial and nonfinancial barriers to the deployment of new technologies?

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Hydrogen: What role in heat & power?

    Panel Power Gas Technology/Innovation

    Heat and power account for 60% of emissions globally. Renewables deployment has made some progress, however there is still a long way to go. Could hydrogen help in meeting mid-century emissions targets in the heat and power sectors?