Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), a role she brings more than 30 years of experience in policy , advocacy and project implementation within the field of renewable energy and sustainable development from India and internationally . Prior to joining IRENA , she worked within India ’ s federal government and at the apex level within provincial government . Federally , she was responsible for leading the development of the National Solar Mission of India policy in 2010 , an early policy framework designed to drive solar power development across the country . At the Madhya Pradesh provincial Government , she steered rural development , providing strategic planning and implementation guidance across the state . She was also responsible for spearheading initiatives aimed at improving livelihoods for nearly two million poor women across the state .

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