EP.230 Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO, EDPR North America
Episode description
This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re excited to welcome Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America. She joins our North America Managing Director, Oliver Kerr, to explore the US power market—its appeal, and the challenges and opportunities shaping its future.
Before stepping into the CEO role in 2022, Sandhya was the Global Head of Investments and M&A, and also served as the Head of Investments and M&A for North America. With her vast experience in evaluating renewable energy investments and acquisitions, Sandhya brings a wealth of expertise to the conversation. Prior to joining EDPR, she spent over a decade as an investment banker, working with both regional and global banks across multiple regions.
Main topics include the following:
- Opportunities and challenges arising from demand growth
- Given challenges with interconnection queues, is there a meaningful chance that any US markets will be short on power in the next 5 years?
- The attractiveness of the US power market, and its sources of competitive advantage