Solar PV DG Market Update in Egypt: A Close Look on the IPP Model

Speakers

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  Felix Wu | LONGi Solar DG Sales Director-MENA
  

  Felix Wu | LONGi Solar

  DG Sales Director-MENA

  10 years Solar PV sales & marketing experience, In charge of LONGi South Asia/MENA Region

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  Marina Sobhy Solar Tendering Section Head
  

  Marina Sobhy

  Solar Tendering Section Head

  Eng. Marina Sobhy -Solar Tendering Section Head at TAQA PV for Solar Energy.

  having a huge interest in solar energy so I joined the field in 2014.

  having more than seven years of professional experience in solar energy, worked as a design engineer until becoming a project manager for many solar projects.

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  Wafik Elkabbani Business Development Team Lead
  

  Wafik Elkabbani

  Business Development Team Lead

  B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – Alexandria
  University, Egypt
  M.Sc in Wind Engineering, University of Applied Sciences – Kiel, Germany. Joined Elsewedy Electric T&D in 2018 and currently the BD Team Leader of
  the RE department, which is the company’s designated department
  responsible for expanding our wind and solar PV footprint and services in
  the MEA and other regions
  Started career in the energy sector since 2007. Career first phase was in the
  Oil and Gas field as QA/QC – Asset Integrity with last occupation at GL
  Noble Denton (currently DNV GL).
  Career shift into the RE field began 6 years by achieving the master degree
  in wind engineering in Germany. Started RE career in CSP at Frenell GmbH,
  over to the wind and solar PV at Elsewedy Electric T&amp.

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  Mohamed Elsammaa Chief Commercial Officer - solarizegypt
  

  Mohamed Elsammaa

  Chief Commercial Officer - solarizegypt

  Mohamed is the Chief Commercial Officer for SolarizEgypt. He holds a BBA in Management from The University of Toronto in Canada. Prior to joining SolarizEgypt, he held managerial and executive roles at Enterprise Holdings in Canada.
  He joined Enterprise Holdings in 2011 where he began his career in managing retail stores across Toronto. He then transitioned into the B2B Corporate Agreements department, where he negotiated country wide transportation agreements with numerous multi-national companies, government bids, and corporate travel agencies. He then took on a new role launching a new division of Enterprise Holdings “Exotic Car Collection” in Toronto,Canada.
  His success at converting Capex based operations into Opex based business models, has been invaluable in developing the commercial strategy for SolarizEgypt over the past years. He is a proven strategic executive successful at leveraging career P&L, finance, and strategic business development experience to enhance organization productivity and efficiency.
  Mohamed’s focus in the past three years has been dedicated to developing the commercial and industrial sector’s understanding of the private energy market in Egypt. He works closely with off takers, financing entities, legislators and all stakeholders to develop the necessary infrastructure for IPPs and PPAs in Egypt.