Rishabh Varma

About Rishabh Varma

I work at the intersection of energy transition, project economics, and long-term contracting, with a focus on scaling Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, and Green Methanol projects from concept to bankable reality. Domain expertise in sectors as Green Hydrogen and Ammonia, LNG, Natural Gas and Power. In my current role, I lead commercial strategy and offtake negotiations for large-scale green fuel projects, including long-tenure, multi-billion-dollar contracts. My work spans pricing and financial modeling (LCOA/LCOH), RFNBO regulatory assessment under EU RED II, carbon and compliance analysis, and close coordination with technical, legal, and finance teams to translate project fundamentals into executable commercial structures.With ~8 years of experience across the Energy and New Energies sector, I bring a strong blend of business development, project finance thinking, and regulatory depth. My background covers emerging energy vectors such as Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, Natural Gas, LNG, and Renewable Power, supporting clients and developers across the full project lifecycle—from early feasibility to EPC readiness.Career HighlightsLed and executed long-term Green Ammonia offtake agreements, aligning commercial terms with RFNBO and global regulatory frameworksStructured pricing strategies and financial models to support tender bids, investor decisions, and offtaker negotiationsConducted valuation and commercial due diligence for energy infrastructure acquisitions, including City Gas Distribution assetsDeveloped bidding and tender strategies for global programs (SECI, H2Global, Korea CHPS), achieving shortlisted and preferred-bidder outcomesDelivered DPRs, financial appraisals, and bankability assessments supporting financial close of large infrastructure projectsLed end-to-end project development up to EPC stage for LNG and integrated gas projectsBuilt business cases across new-energy technologies including energy storage, island energy systems, and small-scale LNG supply chains

Experience

1. Deputy General Manager

   ACME Group

   May 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN

Education

• Institut Mines-Télécom Business School

  1 Semester Exchange- Master of Business Administration - MBA, General management

  2016 — 2017

• IIT Bombay - Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Operations

  2015 — 2017

• UCL

  2 weeks - Global Management Summer School

  2016 — 2016

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  BTech, Mechanical Engineering

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Macroeconomics
• Teamwork
• C
• Mechanical Engineering
• Autocad
• Inventory Management
• Statistics
• Microsoft Excel
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Management
• Corporate Finance
• Operations Management
• Catia
• Leadership
• Structural Analysis
• Procurement
• Hypermesh
• Sql
• Matlab
• Microsoft Office
• Research