Gavin Adda | Chief Executive Officer
Peak Energy

Gavin Adda is the CEO of Peak Energy a renewable energy independent power producer with 300 MW of operating projects and over USD 2 Bn of projects in development across Asia. Activities cover the full range of renewable energy business models—including utility-scale and distributed generation development (often with hybrid energy storage), asset management, construction to help corporates decarbonize their operations.
Previously, he was CEO of TotalEnergies Distributed Generation (Asia) which was formed when he sold his start-up to TotalEnergies. It subsequently became the largest B2B-focused renewable player in the region before being merged with ENEOS to form a USD 2 Bn joint venture. He then went on to be CEO of TotalEnergies Renewables Utility Scale (Asia) which has over USD 15 Bn of renewable assets (one of the largest portfolios in Asia).
Based out of Singapore, Gavin is also a Board Director of Lindström Group and Co-Chair of the Sustainability Committee at the European Chamber of Commerce.
Prior to TotalEnergies, Gavin founded several start-ups in the renewable sector. This includes Cleantech Solar one of the largest developers in India, now partly owned by Shell and Keppel. At REC Solar, he ran several departments and sold the company to ChemChina for USD 640m (the largest solar M&A deal in ’15). Previously, he had various management roles in Samsung Group. This included developing, constructing and financing a USD 1 Bn portfolio of utility-scale solar projects and launching a JV with one of the largest, independent solar developers in the US.
Gavin has an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s Degree from Cambridge University.