KEY QUALIFICATION
Power System Planning, Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection, Tariff Systems for electric power utilities and Institutional Capability Build up for generation, transmission, distribution and end use systems, Harmonic Analysis, Power Quality and Power Factor Correction. Responsibilities include carrying on and supervising projects for electrical power utilities, industrial plants and commercial buildings.
Lecturing to both undergraduate and graduates in the Dept. of Power Systems and Electrical Machines, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Specialized in the areas of power system analysis, planning, electrical installations, energy conservation, demand side management and integrated resource planning.
EDUCATION
- 1985 Ph.D. in Electrical Power Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
- 1980 M.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
- 1977 B.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
- 1972 High School Degree, Mohamed El-Thakafy High School, Damascus, Syria.
- 1969 Preparatory School Degree, Mohamed El-Thakafy School, Damascus, Syria.
- 1966 Primary School Degree, Abo-Elhol School, Giza, Egypt.
EXPERIENCE RECORD
May 2001 - present
Managing Director, Egyptian Electricity Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency.
October 1994 - May 2001
Associate Professor, Department of Power Systems and Electrical Machines, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Responsibilities include lecturing to undergraduates and graduates in the areas of electrical engineering and electrical power systems. Further responsibilities include the supervision of graduate students pursuing their M.Sc. and Ph.D.; currently in areas of DSM, DSM and its correlation to tariff design, energy conservation and power system loss reduction.
April 1989 - October 1994
Technical Manager for the national Energy Conservation and Environmental Project (ECEP), Development Research and Technological Planning Center (DRTPC), Cairo University. The USA consultation firms to ECEP were both Overseas Bechtel Inc. and Hagler Bailly Consulting Inc. ECEP was funded through a USAID grant of 68 million US$ (US-AID project # 263-0140). My responsibilities included carrying on and supervising energy conservation projects in industrial planets and commercial buildings. The energy conservation projects included applications such as efficient lighting systems, cogeneration, power factor improvement, energy management systems, demand management, waste heat recovery and combustion control. The activities involved energy audits, technical & financial feasibility studies, energy pricing sensitivity, specification writing, bid evaluation and economical analysis. I have worked on and assisted in writing/reviewing/presenting about 14 technical manuals on energy conservation. Participated in organizing and coordinating over 45 training workshops in the different fields of energy, DSM, financing energy projects, tariffs and energy/environmental organizational build up.
August 1986 - April 1989
Lecturer, Dept. of Power System and Electrical Machines, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
January 1985 - July 1986
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. My duties included the development of graphical data acquisition system for transformer and power reactors magnetic field analysis. This was executed for the use of the electrical transformer section of Westinghouse Canada Co.
September 1980 - December 1984
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
July 1977 - August 1980
Teaching and Research Assist., Dept. of Power Systems and Electric Machines, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt.
CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES
October2000 - August 2001
National Consultant on the Clean Development Mechanisms project for the Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency (EEA)
July-December 2000
Consultant to a World bank project under the Egyptian Ministry for Planning to prepare a background report on the Electric Power Sector in Egypt, currently the final report is being finalized by the world bank.
November-December 2000
Associate Consultant with The International Company for Engineering, Management and Environmental Consultations (ICEMEC) (an Egyptian consulting firm) to prepare a report for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affaire Danida, entitled (Policies, Strategies and Programmes for the Electric Energy sub-sector, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in EGYPT); Nov/Dec. 2000, Ref. No.104.Egy.1/energy/1.
June 2000
Consultant to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; participated in conducting a workshop on integrated resource planning and Demand Side Management activities (IRP/DSM) workshop in Amman-Jordan, June 26-29, 2000. This is done in conjunction with the Ministry of Electricity in Jordan, under the Sustainable Energy in the Arab States project RAB/96/005.
September 1999 - present
Secretary general of the Electricity and Energy Research Council - Academy of Scientific Research and Technology - Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research.
Feb. 1999 - May 2001
Consultant to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UNDP Department of Economic and Social Affairs. For the national energy conservation project for electrical utilities and end users. Including Loss reduction, load research studies co-generation, design and implementation of DSM programs, Energy Service Companies and Integrated Resource planning. My direct responsibilities include carrying on the activities of i) the Energy Business Development component including ESCOs, financing forms, Market assessment- development, and regulatory frame of work; ii) Energy Efficiency component including technical and financial feasibility of such applications and . The Egyptian Electricity Authority coordinates this project (it is a 4.5 year project with a total budget of 5.1 million US $ fund).
Jan 1999 - March 1999
Consultant to the UNDP Department of Economic and Social Affairs; preparing a DSM plan for Implementation in Bahrain International Airport. This is done in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy and Water in Bahrain, under the Sustainable Energy in the Arab States project RAB/96/005.
July 1998 - Oct. 1998
Consultant to the UNDP Department of Economic and Social Affairs; preparing a workshop and a report on (End-Use Energy Efficient and Energy Standards in Egypt). This is done in conjunction with the Egyptian Electricity Authority (EEA) and under the Sustainable Energy in the Arab States project RAB/96/005, OBLA number 636.
June 1998 - Sept. 1998
Associated consultant with SRC International (a Danish consulting firm), ICMEC (an Egyptian consulting firm) and the Egyptian Organization for Energy Planning (OEP) to prepare a report for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affaire and Danida, entitled (Baseline Survey of the Energy Sector: Arab Republic of Egypt); Sept./Oct 1998, Ref. No. 104. Egypten.1/Energy.
Nov. 1996 - May 2001
Consultant to the National Tourism Developing Authority, Ministry of Tourism, responsible for developing standards of electrical planning and design work for new resort areas. Also my responsibility includes the revision of new proposed projects from its electric aspects as well as its anticipated level of demand and energy consumption.
April 1995 - July 1995
Associated consultant with Hagler Bailly Consulting Inc. on an Electricity Pricing Study in the Arab Republic of Egypt under a USAID contract (ref. #263-94-p-039). The study had a generation planning model, a tariff model and a financial model. The study took into consideration the expansion plan for the Egyptian Electricity Authority, system forecast, loading conditions, losses, fuel pricing and available funding sources, loans and prevailing national economical parameters.
October 1994 - October 1998
Consultant to the national Energy Conservation and Environmental Project (ECEP). Responsibilities include assisting in a number of the project activities such as demand side management; energy conservation and environmental sustainability plans; developing financing plans and local organization build up under an Energy Service Company (ESCO) format.
1986 - May 2001
Worked on a number of projects for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy in the areas of Power System Planning. Harmonic analysis, Tariff System and Energy audits under an ESCO format. Also, worked on projects for the African Development Bank, the UNDP and the Observatoire Mediterraneen De L'Energie on Energy and Electricity related subjects.
October 1988 - December 1990
Consultant for the Electric Power Systems Engineering Co. (EPS-Egypt), to develop interactive graphics program for power flow analysis of the 220 kV power system of Egypt. EPS is affiliated with the Egyptian Electric Authority (EEA).
October 1989 - present
Chairman/member of the national standardization and specifications committee for electrical installation for the Standardization and Quality Control Organization of the Egyptian Ministry of Industry.
May 1978 - August 1980
Part -Time Distribution Planning Engineering, with the joint group of Harza International (USA firm) - Sabbour Consulting (Egyptian firm) for the Egyptian Rural Electrification Authority under an IBRD contract loan. My duties included the design of electrical distribution networks as well as the preparation of equipment specifications.
January 1988 - January 1989
Worked on the Technical, Organizing and Publication Committees of the Middle East Power System conference (MEPCON 89).
LANGUAGES
| Arabic: | Mother tongue |
| English: | Fluent |
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