DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter Jigar Shah is the director of the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO), which offers competitive financing for large-scale energy infrastructure projects in the country, with a focus on new-energy technology and job creation. The LPO has issued more than $35 billion in loans and loan guarantees in its 17-year history, with some ups and downs along the way. Shah spoke with Energy Intelligence on the sidelines of CERAWeek by S&P Global about what his office has been up to lately, what more he wants to see from the clean-energy sector, and even some of the mistakes he sees new companies making.