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Karthik Sathi

Executive Director, Energy, Renewables & Infrastructure, Institutional Banking Group

DBS Bank

Karthik Sathi is Executive Director in the Energy, Renewables & Infrastructure team at DBS Bank since January 2026. 

He brings more than 17 years of investment banking experience, focusing on M&A origination as well as strategic financing across oil & gas, chemicals, infrastructure, and most recently on energy transition.

Karthik began his investment banking career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York before moving to Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore.

He has presented in various forums, offering insights on the state of the industry, bankability of projects, and emerging themes in the energy sector.

Panel

  • How do lenders price resilience and merchant risk in hybrid-BESS/C&I, and what proof gets a yes?
  • What bridges capital to projects, and how can banks, global lenders, and guarantees unlock first deals?
  • How can developers prove fleet-scale growth, and what must EPC, O&M, and warranties show?
  • What revenue stacks actually bank in ASEAN, and how should price, curtailment, and policy risk be split?

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