What you did at Kelvolta

At Kelvolta, you worked as a Project Lead Intern on a real-world project finance modeling initiative focused on energy infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designed and built a lean, auditable Excel-based financial model for Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (TIAC) retrofit projects at gas turbine power plants.
• Modeled power output gains from TIAC systems and translated those gains into incremental revenue projections.
• Structured CAPEX and OPEX assumptions and linked them to full cash-flow forecasts.

Project Finance Metrics Developed:

• Cash-flow waterfalls
• DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio)
• IRR
• Payback period

Ownership Structures Evaluated:

• ESCO (Energy Service Company) model
• Direct ownership model

Additional Contributions:

• Created a clear dashboard for stakeholders to quickly assess financial viability.
• Documented model logic and assumptions to ensure transparency, auditability, and handoff readiness.
• Owned QA and final sign-off, ensuring the model was decision-ready.