Justin GoonesingheIndependent Energy Advisor
Experience

A record across markets, networks and policy.

From LNG policy in Qatar and gas strategy in the UK to energy security in Ukraine and hydrogen market development in Asia and Africa.

Selected assignments

Examples of relevant work

Nine assignments illustrating the range of my advisory and project oversight experience. The full record below includes clients, sponsors and individual contributions.

2026 · European Union / external LNG suppliers

European LNG policy and regulation

Private consulting firm

Drafting a comprehensive European LNG Compliance Hub product relevant to external LNG suppliers.

2026 · Southeast Asia

Industrial decarbonisation mapping

Asian Development Bank

Oversight of subsector and technology mapping for hard-to-abate industry.

2023 · Europe

Gas infrastructure rightsizing and legislation

US Government; beneficiary: European government ministry

Oversight of legislative development to enable gas infrastructure investment and decommissioning.

2022 · Europe

Loss of Russian gas transit stress test

US Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utility

Oversight of stress testing and reporting on financial stability and organisational risks.

2023 · Ukraine

Emergency equipment for gas operators

Various organisations

Oversight of technical equipment procurement worth more than US$20 million for operators affected by the war.

2025 · Mauritania

Green hydrogen auction procedures

African Development Bank

Oversight of green hydrogen auction procedure development.

2025 · Maharashtra, India

Green hydrogen hub development

Asian Development Bank; beneficiary: Government of Maharashtra

Green Hydrogen Ecosystem Expert supporting hub development.

2023 · Europe

Integrated underground gas storage model

US Government; beneficiary: European storage system operator

Oversight of integrated modelling to optimise operations and cushion gas and improve digital capabilities.

2024 · Ukraine

Five biomethane feasibility studies

US Government; beneficiaries: private entities

Oversight of production feasibility studies supporting security of supply, decarbonisation and distributed energy.

Current work

Independent advisory and board oversight

I work through Justin G Energy, working from Dubai and Warwick, supporting governments, international institutions, energy businesses and consulting teams.

Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine

Independent Member of the Supervisory Board since April 2026. My responsibilities include corporate governance, risk management and strategic oversight at this Naftogaz subsidiary.

Project history · 2021–2026

All 36 assignments

Recent projects across previous roles and independent practice, listed by year. My contribution was project oversight unless a specific expert role is stated.

Clients, funders and beneficiaries are distinguished where recorded. Some organisations are described by type rather than named. Years identify the assignment record, rather than the full delivery period.

36 assignments: year, project, geography, client or sponsor, and Justin Goonesinghe’s contribution.
YearProjectGeographyClient / sponsorMy contribution
2026Industrial decarbonisation mappingSoutheast AsiaAsian Development BankOversight of subsector and technology mapping for hard-to-abate industry.
2026Gas value chain investment modelEastern EuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of investment model development across the gas sector value chain.
2026Maritime decarbonisation and methane complianceEuropean UnionPrivate consulting firmOversight of regulatory analysis and compliance guidance for LNG, gas, clean fuels and energy trading.
2026European LNG policy and regulationEuropean Union / external LNG suppliersPrivate consulting firmDrafting a comprehensive European LNG Compliance Hub product relevant to external LNG suppliers.
2025Green hydrogen auction proceduresMauritaniaAfrican Development BankOversight of green hydrogen auction procedure development.
2025Green hydrogen hub developmentMaharashtra, IndiaAsian Development Bank; beneficiary: Government of MaharashtraGreen Hydrogen Ecosystem Expert supporting hub development.
2025Biomethane plant developmentEuropeEuropean development bankOversight of market and financial analysis for a proposed biomethane plant.
2025US–Ukraine LNG bridgeUnited States / UkraineUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of work to develop an LNG supply bridge between the US and Ukraine.
2024Clean hydrogen hub conceptUzbekistanUS Government; beneficiary: Central Asian governmentOversight of resource mapping, hub concept development and investor engagement recommendations.
2024Biomethane export sustainability trainingEuropean marketsVarious stakeholdersOversight of training on European sustainability rules for biomethane exports.
2024Five biomethane feasibility studiesUkraineUS Government; beneficiaries: private entitiesOversight of production feasibility studies supporting security of supply, decarbonisation and distributed energy.
2024Natural gas and renewable gas demand forecastEuropeUS GovernmentOversight of long-term gas demand forecasting.
2024Biomethane cluster roadmapEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of a roadmap for infrastructure investment and repurposing to enable biomethane injection.
2024Energy company ESG programmeEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European energy companyOversight of operational analysis, benchmarking, strategy and an initial greenhouse gas inventory.
2024Green hydrogen production site assessmentUnited States / MoroccoPrivate clientOversight of preliminary site assessment for a plant with 20–30 tonnes per day capacity.
2024Gas distribution ownership modelEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of analysis, benchmarking and recommendations on a new ownership model.
2023Gas transmission ESG strategyEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utilityOversight of practice benchmarking, greenhouse gas baseline development and planning.
2023National Green Hydrogen RoadmapBhutanUS Government; beneficiary: Asian government ministryOversight of the roadmap, mapping of four potential production sites, preliminary environmental and social assessment, and investor prospectus.
2023Hydropower asset management reviewAsiaUS Government; beneficiary: Asian state-owned power producerOversight of gap analysis, centre-of-excellence work and review of operations and maintenance practices.
2023Integrated underground gas storage modelEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European storage system operatorOversight of integrated modelling to optimise operations and cushion gas and improve digital capabilities.
2023Biomethane legislation and export strategyEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of EU legislative benchmarking and export strategy development.
2023Biomethane market training programmeEuropean marketsVarious stakeholdersOversight of a training programme for biomethane market participants.
2023Gas infrastructure rightsizing and legislationEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of legislative development to enable gas infrastructure investment and decommissioning.
2023Emergency equipment for gas operatorsUkraineVarious organisationsOversight of technical equipment procurement worth more than US$20 million for operators affected by the war.
2023Protection of vulnerable gas customersEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European national regulatorOversight of global mechanism benchmarking and recommendations on good practice.
2022Hydrogen Market StudyBhutanUS Government; beneficiary: Asian government ministryOversight of hydrogen potential, end-use and trade analysis to inform market development and strategy.
2022National Hydrogen StrategyEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of national hydrogen strategy development.
2022War impact on gas markets and importsRussia–Ukraine war / regional gas marketsUS GovernmentOversight of analysis of gas market impacts and import requirements.
2022Loss of Russian gas transit stress testEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utilityOversight of stress testing and reporting on financial stability and organisational risks.
2022Integrated gas transmission modellingEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utilityOversight of modelling application procurement and installation for operational decisions and imbalance calculation.
2022Bundled cross-border capacity productsEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utilityOversight of a study to support alignment with EU rules and European integration.
2022EU REMIT implementationEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European regulatorOversight of legal gap analysis and implementation workshops.
2022Mobile gas asset management systemEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European transmission operator / utilityOversight of application development to integrate with existing SAP systems and improve asset management.
2022Cross-border gas capacity adequacyEuropean UnionUS GovernmentOversight of capacity assessment to support security of supply.
2021EU gas decarbonisation and carbon border policyEuropean Union / European marketUS Government; beneficiary: European government ministryOversight of assessment of the Hydrogen and Gas Market Decarbonisation Package and planned carbon border adjustment mechanism.
2021Biomethane regulatory frameworkEuropeUS Government; beneficiary: European regulatorOversight of regulatory framework development.

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Career history

Two decades in the energy sector

  1. 2020–2026

    Tetra Tech

    Natural gas and clean gases practice leadership

    Led international advisory work on gas markets, energy security and lower-carbon gases, including leadership of the gas team within the US$937 million Ukraine Energy Security Project.

  2. 2018–2020

    UK Government · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

    Head of European Gas

    Led gas policy work in the UK–EU negotiations and contributed to the UK Hydrogen Strategy and Energy White Paper.

  3. 2015–2018

    National Grid

    EU Code Development Manager; Strategy Development Manager

    Led work on European gas market design, including the development, negotiation and implementation of EU network codes covering capacity allocation, balancing and tariffs. Represented National Grid in European regulatory discussions and led the Future of Gas programme and long-term gas market strategy.

  4. 2010–2015

    RasGas (now Qatargas) · Qatar

    Head of Policy and Regulation, Marketing & Shipping Group

    Established and led the global policy and regulatory function, advising on LNG market positioning, contracts and policy risks across major sales markets.

  5. 2005–2010

    National Grid

    Network, commercial and European policy roles

    Worked across distribution planning, transmission operations and European gas policy, including the development of ENTSOG.

Education

MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy, SOAS University of London
BSc Geography, Loughborough University

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