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FORUM

Fostering innovation and diversification to achieve

energy transition and self-sufficiency in the region

07 - 08 September 2022
Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, UAE
EVENT OVERVIEW
In line with the sustainability and energy transition visions, the MENA region is set to become a global
leader of power diversification and conservation. The region is striving to meet its growing energy demands
caused by urban and industrial expansion.

The overall investment in the MENA power sector is expected to reach USD250 billion, characterized by an
accelerating shift towards renewables and clean energy resources. The region is expected to add nearly 20
GW of solar power only over the next five years – MENA Energy Outlook 2025-2021, APICORP.

In lights of this, MENA Power Projects Forum, taking place on 8-7 September 2022, Abu Dhabi, will gather
leading power sector stakeholders from government, finance, academia and the private sector to determine
the future of the region’s energy and discuss key issues in generation, transmission, distribution, and
conservation.

This is the first event of its kind to feature sector-specific project showcases, strategic and technical sessions,
and interactive networking sessions for industry experts keen on exploring the region’s energy potential
and how innovation can help in achieving their targets and thrive in the 4th industrial revolution.
EVENT IN NUMBERS FORUM

30+
Speakers
30+
Exhibitors

300+ 10
Awards highlighting
Attendees the leaders in MENA
Power Sector
 SUPPORTING PARTNERS

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS
KEY CONFERENCE ELEMENTS

2-DAY CUTTING-EDGE CONFERENCE PROGRAM:

A high-level international forum that addresses all pressing challenges in the sector
through opening speeches, technical presentations, panel discussions and more.

2-DAY EXHIBITION OF LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS:

Showcasing the latest materials, equipment and most advanced systems and technologies
in the sector.

PRODUCT DEMOS:
Live interactive demonstrations at the exhibition area showcasing the latest systems and
technologies related to the water sector.

MEDIA AND LIVE BROADCAST AREA:

To coordinate media interviews between international, regional and local channels, VIPs,
speakers, sponsors and attendees at the event.

VIP MAJLIS:
High-Level meetings dedicated to government authorities and their delegations to discuss
strategic plans.

AWARDS CEREMONY:
Prestigious ceremony to honor the event’s partners
TOP POWER PROJECTS IN MENA FORUM

Project Size/Value Country Owner

Al Layyah Power Plant Expansion 2,850MW / 550$m United Arab Emirates Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority - SEWA

Al Layyah Power Plant Expansion 2 GW United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company - EWEC

Al Maktoum 5 Solar PV – Mohammed bin

900 MW United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - DEWA
Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

Fujairah F3 CCGT IPP 2.4GW United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company - EWEC

Hatta Hydroelectric Power Station 250 MW / AED1.4b United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - DEWA

Wind Power Generation in Hatta 28MW United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - DEWA

Layla Solar Project 80MW Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Program Office - REPDO

Wadi Al Dawasir Solar PV 120MW Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Program Office - REPDO

Saad Solar PV 300MW Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Program Office - REPDO

Ar Rass Solar PV 700MW Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Program Office - REPDO

Renewable Energy Program Office – REPDO & Public Investment

Al-Faisaliah Solar PV IPP 2.6GW Saudi Arabia
Fund - PIF
 FORUM

West Nile Solar PV 200 MW Egypt Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC)

Project Size/Value Country Owner

Kom Ombo Solar PV 200 MW Egypt Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC)

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy – Masen & the

Boujdour Wind Farm Green Power 300MW Morocco
National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water - ONEE

Noor Midelt 1 800 MW Morocco The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy - Masen

Noor PV 2 400 MW Morocco The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy - Masen

Amazon MENA Renewable Energy

2.8 MW/hour United Arab Emirates Amazon
(solar panels on rooftops)
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), and Saudi
Saudi Egypt grid interconnection United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia – Egypt
Arabia

Barakah Plant 5,600MW United Arab Emirates ENEC

Independent Water and Power Project

2500 MW Qatar Kahramaa
(IWPP) Facility E

Al Dur2 IWPP 1,500 MW Bahrain Electricity and Water Authority, Bahrain (EWA)

Solar PV plant in Jeddah 300MW Saudi Arabia Masder and EDF Renewables consortium

Al-Dhafra photovoltaic (PV) solar project 1.5GW United Arab Emirates Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec)

500-MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez area 500-MW Egypt Ministry of Electricity
2022 ADVISORS

Alaa Abdul Samad – Alex Mahmoud Al-Hader

Head of Asset Information Section
Vice President
Al Ain Distribution Company
Louis Berger Services (WSP)

Antonio Moreno Roberto Mangano

Managing Director Managing Director, ILF
EOSOL Consulting Engineers
2022 SPEAKERS

H.E. Yousif Ahmed Eng. Amani Al Azzam Abderrahim El Hafidi

Al Ali Secretary General, Ministry of CEO, National Office of
Assistant Undersecretary for Water, Energy and Mineral Resources, Electricity and Drinking Water
Electricity & Future Energy Affairs, Jordan (Onee), Morocco
Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure,
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Tarik Hamane Nawal Alhanaee Dr. Eng. Abdelmuti

Managing Director Director of Future Energy
Development & Member of Department, Ministry of
Ahmed Murad
Head of Energy Strategies
Executive Committee, Masen, Energy & Infrastructure,
and Policies Division, Ministry
Morocco United Arab Emirates
of Energy & Infrastructure,
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sameh Elkhatib Faiza Al Harthi Dr. Bruce Stedall

Energy policy Expert, Electricity & Energy Sector Head, Oman Director of Asset Management,
Energy trade Department, Ministry Vision 2040 Implementation Abu Dhabi Transmission and
of Energy & Infrastructure, Follow-up Unit, Oman Despatch Company (TRANS-
United Arab Emirates CO), United Arab Emirates
2022 SPEAKERS

Mohammed Salim Andrea Lovato Akin Adamson

Executive Vice President & Director, Middle East,
Al Ghenaimi Acting Head of Renewable Ricardo Energy &
Sr Manager – Planning &
Development & Green Environment
Asset Management, Mazoon
Hydrogen, ACWA Power
Electricity Company, Oman

Frank Wouters Alaa Abdul

Senior Vice President, Bruno Bernal Trujillo
Reliance Industries Samad - Alex Chief Executive Officer,
Limited, Director, EU-GCC Vice President EOSOL Energy
Clean Energy Network Louis Berger Services (WSP)

Dr. Corrado
Sommariva Robert Sronce Antonio Moreno
MENA Regional Managing Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer, Director, Sargent & Lundy EOSOL
Sustainable Water and
Power Consultants (SWPC),
United Arab Emirates
 2022 SPEAKERS

Imteyaz Ahmad Dr. Mahmoud

Samir Rachidi
eam, Acting General Manager,
Managing Director - Power Al-Hader
and Water, Future Water and Head of Asset Information
IRESEN, Morocco Power Consulting (FWPC)
vities Section, Al Ain Distribution
Company
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gram Mohammed Al Taani Eng. Suad Al Hussain David Haboubi

&D efforts in the solar energy Secretary General of the Chairman of the Board of Head of Nuclear & Net Zero
Arab Renewable Energy Directors, Kuwait Society for Energy, Middle East & Africa,
borations in the area of solar Commission, Vice Chairman
Sustainable Energy, Kuwait Atkins SNC-Lavalin
rientation to help unleash a of the Jordanian Renewables
Energy Society
Previously, he held a position
ovation”, in Sophia-Antipolis,

Ahmed Badr Prof. Galal Osman Mayure Daby

M Fuel Cells, carried out in Director, Project Facilitation & Vice President, Founder, World
Head Net Zero Energy,
Wind Energy Association,
titute of “Pprime” in Poitiers, Support (PFS), IRENA, United Middle East, Atkins
President, Egypt Wind Energy
Arab Emirates
Association, Egypt
e & Engineering – in Chemical
Etienne School of Mines and

med VI Polytechnic – UM6P”

Dr. Rahaf Ajaj
Roberto Mangano Mohammed Atif Assistant Professor, College
n also recently elected as the Managing Director, ILF Area Manager of Health Sciences, Abu
Consulting Engineers Energy Systems, DNV, UAE Dhabi University, UAE
n, and he is also leading the Chapter Lead, Women in
”, within CGEM Morocco. Renewable Energy (WiRE),
UAE
CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 07 SEPTEMBER 2022 FORUM

TIME AGENDA

08:00 Registration and refreshments

08:45 Official opening, ribbon cutting and VIP tour

09:00 Chairman welcome and opening remarks

Opening Session

Opening keynote speech

09:05 • H.E. Yousif Ahmed Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for Water, Electricity & Future Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy &
Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates

09:20 Opening keynote speech

MENA Region Market Overview and Updates

Regional panel: MENA energy future - driving transition and achieving self-sufficiency
• Overview of the MENA’s energy visions and goals
• Exploring the shift in the region’s power sector and the key factors behind it
09:35 • Looking at the opportunities in the local markets and how to optimize on their potential to achieve energy self-sufficiency
• Discussing the effect of the lockdown on supply chain management
• Overcoming the labor shortage challenge
Panelists:
• Faiza Al Harthi, Energy Sector Head, Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit, Oman

Overview on the ever-growing electricity energy demand

10:15 • Studying the projections estimating the electricity demand to triple by 2050
• Overview of the factors increasing demand for power
• How have the development of new cities and industrial clusters affected demand?
10:35 Reserved session

10:50 Networking coffee break

Panel discussion: Improving transmission and distribution efficiency in the region

• Tackling extreme weather challenge and strengthening network resilience
• Exploring top solutions to enhance grid stability and reduce losses
• Renewable energy connection: overcoming production-consumption balance challenge
• Utilizing innovative automation and digitalization to enhance T&D systems
11:20
Moderator:
• Bruno Bernal Trujillo, Chief Executive Officer, EOSOL Energy
Panelists:
• Dr. Bruce Stedall,Director of Asset Management, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
• Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hader, Head of Asset Information Section, Al Ain Distribution Company
• Mayure Daby, Head Net Zero Energy, Middle East, Atkins

MENA electricity interconnection

12:05 • GCC grid and MENA interconnection overview and updates
• Role of interconnection in energy security and reducing imports
• Reforming local energy systems for an efficient regional integration

Projects Spotlights and Country Briefings - Part 1

Panel session: Country briefings – Part 1

• United Arab Emirates 2050 vision and project briefing
• Morocco renewable energy experience, vision and upcoming projects
• Egypt 2030 vision and upcoming project updates
12:25
• Oman’s experience in the electricity spot market as a first of its kind in the region

Panelists:
• Dr. Tarik Hamane, Managing Director Development & Member of Executive Committee, Masen, Morocco
13:05 Project spotlights: Updates on latest power projects in the United Arab Emirates

Project spotlights: Hybrid Power Projects

13:20
• Alaa Abdul Samad – Alex, Vice President, Louis Berger Services (WSP)

Energy Technology Review - Part 1

Panel discussion: Nuclear power in the MENA region - opportunities and challenges

• Exploring the new nuclear plant projects and opportunities in the region
• Integrating nuclear-generated power with existing conventional and renewable energy systems and grids
• Reviewing the key operational and maintenance challenges and how to overcome them
13:35
Moderator:
• Imteyaz Ahmad, Managing Director - Power and Water, Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)
Panelists:
• David Haboubi, Head of Nuclear & Net Zero Energy, Middle East & Africa, Atkins SNC-Lavalin
• Dr. Rahaf Ajaj, Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, UAE Chapter Lead, Women in
Renewable Energy (WiRE), UAE

Wind power in the MENA region

• Looking at the potential of wind power in the region
• Key challenges and how to overcome them
14:15
• Case studies of wind farms in the region (Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia)

Dr. Tarik Hamane, Managing Director Development & Member of Executive Committee, Masen, Morocco

14:35 Networking lunch break and end of conference day one

CONFERENCE DAY TWO– 08 SEPTEMBER 2022 FORUM

TIME AGENDA

08:30 Registration and refreshments

09:00 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks

Country Briefings - Part 2

Panel session: Country briefings – Part 2

• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia renewable energy strategy and upcoming projects

• Kuwait national vision and project overview
09:05 • Jordan project overview and 2030 vision
• 2030 renewables roadmap and opportunities in Bahrain
Panelist:
• Eng. Amani Al Azzam, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan
• Eng. Suad Al Hussain, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kuwait Society for Sustainable Energy, Kuwait
Modernizing and Upgrading Energy Assets
Repowering existing conventional power generation plants
• Improving reliability, efficiency, and performance of assets
09:45 • Reducing offline time and cost of plant upgrade operations
• Optimizing on the industry 4.0: plant digitalization and automation

Mohammed Salim Al Ghenaimi, Sr Manager – Planning & Asset Management, Mazoon Electricity Company, Oman
Modernizing distribution systems and networks
• Adopting smart grids for enhanced power distribution
10:00 • Smart metering for an efficient consumption tracking and management
• Exploring cyber threats and how to overcome them
• Utilizing gathered data to manage consumption and improve efficiency
10:15 Reserved session

10:30 Networking coffee break

Project Spotlights – Part 2

11:00 Project spotlights: Exploring power plants development plans and new projects in Egypt

11:20 Project spotlights: Morocco upcoming power project updates

Energy Technology Review – Part 2

Panel discussion: Solar energy in the MENA Region

• Exploring the potential and opportunities for Solar in the region
• What are the key challenges and how can the industry overcome them?
• Optimizing solar efficiency and reliability: challenges and solutions
11:40
Panelists:
• Nawal Alhanaee, Director of Future Energy Department, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
• Imteyaz Ahmad, Managing Director - Power and Water, Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC)
• Mohammed Atif, Area Manager, Energy Systems, DNV, UAE

Panel discussion: Using Hydrogen to empower the transition to a clean, low-carbon energy system
• Exploring zero-carbon energy strategies and role of green hydrogen as a clean and flexible energy source
• Building a sustainable infrastructure for hydrogen production and distribution: visions and roadmap
• Discussing the benefits of integrating hydrogen into your gas turbine operations

12:20 Moderator:
• Ahmed Badr, Director, Project Facilitation & Support (PFS), IRENA, United Arab Emirates
Panelists:
• Andrea Lovato, Executive Vice President & Acting Head of Renewable Development & Green Hydrogen, ACWA Power
• Akin Adamson, Director, Middle East, Ricardo Energy & Environment
• Frank Wouters, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited, Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Network
 Driving Sustainability - Innovative Strategy and Technology

Panel discussion: Sustainability in the power sector: Current status and future challenges
• Role of alternative energy in driving sustainability and the region’s emission reduction plans
• Discussing the key strategic and technical solutions for power conservation and energy storage to achieve sustainability
goals
• Implementing innovative demand side management strategies and consumer energy efficiency programs
• Role of technology in energy conservation and reducing emissions
13:00 • Role of storage in meeting energy changing requirement and increasing demand

Panelists:
• Samir Rachidi, Acting General Manager, IRESEN, Morocco
• Dr. Corrado Sommariva, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Water and Power Consultants (SWPC), United Arab Emirates
• Robert Sronce, MENA Regional Managing Director, Sargent & Lundy
• Dr. Sameh Elkhatib, Energy policy Expert, Electricity & Energy trade Department, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure,
United Arab Emirates
Panel discussion: Optimizing energy storage capacity to meet new energy trends
• Overview of the energy storage impact on the industry
• Role of storage in meeting energy changing requirement and increasing demand
• Renewable energy storage: Key challenges and how to overcome them
• Discussing the innovative strategies and technologies in energy storage
13:40
Panelist:
• Dr. Eng. Abdelmuti Ahmed Murad, Head of Energy Strategies and Policies Division, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure,
United Arab Emirates
• Mohammed Al Taani, Secretary General of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission, Vice Chairman of the Jordanian
Renewables Energy Society

Panel discussion: Overview of power generation digitalization

14:15 • Exploring the next generation technologies for power plant digitalization
• Discussing the role of digitalization in enhancing the quality of power generation
• Looking at the challenges of digitalization in the power generation

14:45 Chairman closing remarks, networking lunch break and end of conference
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