Dr. Debajit Palit
Head, Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition Chintan Research Foundation
Bio
Dr. Debajit Palit is heading the Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition at Chintan Research Foundation, an independent not-for-profit think tank based in New Delhi. Dr. Palit is a researcher, practitioner, author, editor, and trainer, and brings around 30 years of expertise across renewable energy, including solar PV, biomass, clean energy access, micro-grids, energy transition, climate action, and the energy-livelihood gender nexus. He possesses vast national and international experiences, working in projects across 17 countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. He is a prolific writer and has published 4 books and around 150 research papers in scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and books, among others. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy Policy from TERI School of Advanced studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Non-Conventional Energy Technology from Tezpur University and a Master's degree in Physics from Gauhati University.