Neil D’Souza

Neil leads Jacobs’ energy and power advisory practice in Asia. He brings more than 20 years of experience in commodity price benchmarking and valuation, regulatory and policy analysis, and fuel procurement risk assessment. He has also advised on pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, due diligence and lender’s technical reviews for clients in the process and electricity sectors. His energy policy research has supported public-sector and multilateral organizations, including the International Energy Agency and the Asian Development Bank. 

In recent years, Neil has focused on decarbonization and hydrogen. He led a study assessing the economic feasibility of developing a hydrogen economy in Singapore, awarded by the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office in 2019. Since then, he has advised key clients in the Middle East and Asia on blue and green hydrogen and ammonia concepts, pre-feasibility studies and pricing. 

Neil began his career as a power plant engineer at coal- and natural gas-fired power stations in Mumbai, India.