Vishal Kumar

About Vishal Kumar

As a Young Professional at NITI Aayog\'s Power & Energy Division, I contribute to India\'s…

Experience

1. Yp Power & Energy Vertical

   Niti Aayog

   Mar 2024 — Present · Delhi, IN

   At NITI Aayog, I contribute to India\'s energy transition strategy through cross-sectoral work on climate and energy. I coordinated key Working Groups on Climate Finance, Decarbonization (Industry, Buildings, Transport), Macroeconomics, R&D, and Social Impacts—managing activities, progress tracking, and reporting- Supported major studies like CSIR-NEERI’s emissions analysis, aluminium decarbonization (with NLC), net-zero buildings roadmap (with and the National Agrivoltaics Policy framework and also contributed to finalizing natural hazard indicators for CRISIL’s State Investment Charter- Led data review for the State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) and authored various reports—meeting minutes, energy profiles for states like AR, MP, BR, JH, monthly updates, and the Energy Divison\'s Annual Report on NITI’s website- Engaged in CCUS and methanol workshops, drafting reports and contributing to knowledge-sharing. And on-ground, I led field visits in Jharkhand under the \'Sampoornata Abhiyan\', coordinating soil testing and reporting- Additionally, prepared Statements of Intent, speaking notes, questionnaires, DO letters, and summarized key Budget Notes from energy ministries (MoP, MNRE, MoC) for policy inputs. As well as engaged in report writing in FGD, Aluminium Decarbonization, CCUS Cement & Regulatory Affairs and Inter-Ministrial NLC excavator for committe framework which are now published in the website.