• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Shankar Krishnamoorthy

ENGIE

Executive Vice President

Shankar Krishnamoorthy, 59, has a track record in creating, growing and driving businesses in the electricity industry across geographies. 20 years have been in business development and 10 years as a country/region/business head. His most notable achievement has been the growth and transformation of ENGIE’s Middle East and Africa business into a mature and successful business entity. He graduated from the Delhi College of Engineering with a degree in engineering. His journey at ENGIE began in 1997 when he served as CEO of ENGIE South Asia. Since then, he has served in a number of senior positions at ENGIE in Europe and Asia focused on business development, centralized generation, and management. Mr. Krishnamoorthy has also served as the Chairman of Solairedirect and, prior to ENGIE, he worked at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in India. Shankar Krishnamoorthy is currently ENGIE Executive Vice President, in charge of Strategy & Innovation, Industrial Development, Research & Technology, and Procurement; also supervising ENGIE Africa Business Unit.

Sessions With Shankar Krishnamoorthy

Thursday, 12 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    How Renewables Fare in Competitive Markets

    Power & Renewables Upstream Oil & Gas
    Thanks to strong decreases, the LCOE of utility-scale renewables is now lower than the wholesale price in several countries globally. In some cases, this has prompted several developers to develop merchant projects, which represents a major shift from past investment models. Instead of relying on government support, merchant assets rely on wholesale or PPA revenues to recover their costs. Where are we seeing merchant RES projects today? What is their business model? Where could merchant RES opportunities arise in the future? What are the risks faced by such assets, notably self-cannibalization of revenues and value loss in case of renewable surplus? What does it mean for their financing?
  • 05:45pm - 06:30pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - Waves of Change: Reimagining the energy transition

    Climate & Sustainability