Mrinal is currently working as a Senior Programme Manager with the Strategic Public Finance (SPF) team. Prior to joining CEGIS, he worked as a Guest Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy (Freiburg, Germany) under the German Chancellor Fellowship Programme. With around 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, Mrinal has been involved in multilateral projects and development cooperation institutions, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (New Delhi) and the European Union-India Technical Cooperation Project.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Power Engineering from the National Power Training Institute, Nagpur, and a Master’s degree in Power Management from the same institution. Mrinal has extensive experience working with government stakeholders at national, regional, and local levels, and is passionate about driving systemic changes to achieve state-level outcomes.