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Name
Dr. Maged K.Mahmoud
Title
Technical Director at the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Cairo, Egypt
Bio
Dr. Maged Mahmoud is the Acting Executive Director, Technical Director, and Lead Renewable Energy Expert of the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE). He has multidisciplinary technical expertise and a solid record of accomplishments in the fields of sustainable energy transition in the Egyptian, Arab and African arenas. Dr. Mahmoud played a key role in helping RCREEE’s 17 Arab MENA countries in the formulation of renewable energy strategies and respective implementation mechanisms for increased reliance on private sector. Dr. Mahmoud contributed to shaping concrete regional initiatives endorsed by the League of Arab States. He is continuously assisting countries to develop and execute national sustainable energy action plans, to introduce business models and instruments supporting both utility- and small-scale markets, and to assess the e socio-economic benefits of sustainable energy.

Dr. Mahmoud had served for 20 years at the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA). Among his key achievements, he contributed significantly to setting the Egyptian RE 2022 strategy targeting 20% RE share, and in the design of the “best-fit” policies and measures for implementation. He deeply contributed to planning and contracting several hundreds megawatts of wind energy projects amounting to more than 700 million USD. Further, he participated in developing the quality infrastructure for testing solar thermal and energy efficiency systems in Egypt. Dr. Mahmoud holds the “Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research Award for Development and Innovations in Renewable Energy” since 2001. He has managed and contributed to over 40 research projects and studies in the sustainable energy fields in collaboration with national and international organizations (WB, IRENA, ESCWA, UNDP, UNEP, etc.). He is also a certified trainer and author/co-author of over 50 specialized publications and research articles.