Sayan Chakraborti

Program Director, Minigrids and Renewable Energy
MRIGlobal

Sayan Chakraborti is the Program Director for Minigrids and Renewable Energy at MRIGlobal specializing in program management of large energy and environmental projects, including the leadership of MRIGlobal's minigrid business area. He has bachelors and master's degrees in chemical engineering and an MBA. He is an accomplished program manager with 28+ years of experience in international projects having managed multi-contractor projects in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa including many projects related to energy access, energy efficiency, and energy conservation.

Mr. Chakraborti has led various teams in minigrid related projects in both East and West Africa over the past few years. Most recently he has been the Program Manager and Technical Lead for three comprehensive USTDA-funded feasibility studies for rural electrification working with project developers in Tanzania, Senegal, and Ghana. He has also been an invited expert speaker at various minigrid conferences and workshops in Africa and a technical specialist in microgrids for US reverse trade missions. Apart from minigrids, his other energy projects have included project management of large industrial battery installation and commissioning for smart grids, clean energy assessments for retrofit and beneficial reuse of existing infrastructure, providing policy advice for clean energy reports to government agencies, and GHG emissions reduction studies by co-firing biomass in coal fired power plants. Mr. Chakraborti has also supported the USAID Securing Water for Food program both as a technical and business model development expert advising innovators in many countries around the world including Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, UAE, Nepal, Netherlands, and India.