• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Kartikeya Singh

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Deputy Director & Senior Fellow, Energy & National Security Program

Kartikeya Singh is senior fellow of Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies and senior fellow of Energy and National Security Program at CSIS. Dr. Singh has travelled from the Antarctic to the Arctic exploring the challenges of energy geopolitics in a changing climate. His work has allowed him to field-test and deploy clean energy technologies, including electric vehicles and off-grid solar solutions in India and Uganda. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Singh served as an adviser and negotiator on behalf of the Republic of Maldives at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, focusing on mitigation and technology transfer. In addition, he has served on the external advisory committees focused on sustainability for major corporations such as Électricité de France and LafargeHolcim. At CSIS, Dr. Singh is charged with leading the center’s work on India’s states, including the State Department funded U.S. – India State & Urban Initiative, a project meant to foster subnational energy partnerships. Prior to joining CSIS, he worked at the U.S. Department of Energy supporting U.S.-India and U.S.-Pakistan bilateral energy cooperation. Dr. Singh received his B.S. in ecology and sustainable development from Furman University, his M.E.Sc. from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Sessions With Kartikeya Singh

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    India's Energy Security: Choices in affordability & sustainability
    Panel Climate/Environment/Sustainability Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics Gas

    As the Indian democracy transitions from a traditionally socialist economy to a more urbanized, service sector– and market-based energy and political economy, key questions are raised on the fuel mix, the role of national champions, and the role of partnerships with the international companies—especially for technology and the regulatory framework that supports these choices. What affordable fuel mix is optimal, and should the market or government policy decide? To decrease pollution in Indian cities, how will the fuel mix choices need to change, especially in the power and transport sectors, where fossil fuels now dominate? How can national champions leverage their customer reach in the energy sector to bring the best technologies to consumers? Once consensus is achieved on the medium- and long-term fuel mix, what are the critical parameters of a market- and customer-supportive regulatory framework?