Gauri Singh
Deputy Director-General IRENA
Bio
Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). She brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy, and project implementation in the fields of renewable energy and sustainable development, both in India and internationally.
Before joining IRENA, Gauri Singh worked within the federal government of India and at the highest levels of the provincial government. At the federal level, she led the development of India’s National Solar Mission policy in 2010, an early policy framework designed to drive solar power development across the country. At the Government of Madhya Pradesh, she led rural development initiatives, providing strategic planning and implementation guidance for large-scale programmes across the state. Her work focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development in rural communities.
Previously, Gauri Singh served as Director of Country Support and Partnerships (CSP) at IRENA, where she was responsible for regional and country-level initiatives and spearheading partnerships with regional energy and economic organisations.