About the internship
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Review the overall climate investments landscape and study trends across equity, venture capital, private equity, debt, loans, grants, public finance, multilateral finance, social, and impact investments.
2. Analyze financial instruments and investment models such as green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, climate equities, blended finance structures, and other emerging climate finance tools.
3. Conduct sector-specific research to track investment flows into renewable energy, energy storage, electric mobility, energy efficiency, low carbon agriculture and food, waste management, water sustainability, low carbon materials, and carbon capture and sequestration.
4. Support the evaluation of climate startups and emerging ventures by studying their business models, financial viability, and investment fit within climate-oriented markets.
5. Assist senior executives in deep-dive analyses of specialized climate investment avenues such as adaptation finance and venture climate capital.
Skill(s) required
Advanced Excel
Econometrics
Economics
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Investing
Earn certifications in these skills
Who can apply
Only those candidates can apply who:
1. are available for full time (in-office) internship
2. can start the internship between 15th Mar'26 and 19th Apr'26
3. are available for duration of 2 months
4. are from Chennai only
5. have relevant skills and interests
Other requirements
1. An educational background in finance, sustainability, economics, engineering, or management.
2. A strong interest in climate finance, impact investing, climate technology, and global sustainability transitions.
Perks
Certificate
Letter of recommendation
Informal dress code
Number of openings
2
About Energy Alternatives India
Energy Alternatives India (EAI) is India's leading research and consulting firm for the renewable energy and clean technology industries. Based out of Chennai and founded by IIT & IIM professionals, we were the first boutique management consulting firm for this sector (established in 2008) and one of the few firms that has worked in almost every climate tech domain - solar & wind power, biofuels, electric vehicles, energy storage, green chemicals, waste management, green hydrogen and more. In addition to climate tech consulting, EAI and IIT Madras also organize India's largest climate startup summit (CLIMAFIX Summit) and run a pioneering global climate education platform (Clidemy). Some of our prominent consulting clients include the World Bank, Reliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GE, Toyota, GSK, Pepsi, Bosch, Yokogawa, Technip, Vedanta Group, and more. We also work with many state governments and city administrations across India.