OBJECTIVES

ADVISORY BOARD

Charter:

To advise management of Dii Desert Energy on mission, strategy, private and public sector

contacts and funding

Mission of Dii Desert Energy:

Creating the conditions in the regional energy markets for moving towards an emission free

energy system in MENA and making MENA a ‘power house’ for the global green ‘electron’

and ‘molecule’ markets, offering benefits to the region (Desertec 3.0)

Strategy of Dii Desert Energy:

Connecting the international industry active in the MENA region with authorities and

institutions. Focus on practical conditions for ‘green electrons’ and ‘green molecules’ along

the energy value chains leading to tangible and profitable projects and other benefits for

local and international stakeholders

Physical meetings of the Advisory Board:

1x per year at occasion of the annual Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit

Communication:

Upon need or request via Webinar/Mail

ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT

ENCOURAGE

TRANSPARENCY

OPEN MARKETS

CAPTURE

SYNERGIES PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Dii’s focus markets

Dii has a unique position

Dii is presently focusing on the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

(MENAT), including key interfaces among the Mediterranean and

GCC region. Dii may develop its capability to capture similar

geographical markets with desert conditions such as Pakistan, Sub Sa-

haran Africa, and Chile.

Dii is the only industry-led organization paving the way for emission-

free energy supply (electrons and molecules) from the deserts of

MENA for the region itself and for export to the world markets.

Therefore, Dii is a key partner not only for its members, but also for

governments, government entities, private sector, regional

organizations and intergovernmental institutions. The following

picture shows the position of other organizations, all of them

connected to Dii in some form, in the triangle of clean energy

projects, enabling environment/policy and regional approaches. Dii

is the only organization covering all areas.

Dii

IRENA

Enabling Conditions/ Renewable Energy Projects

Infrastructural Approaches

GEIDCO

RECREE

MESIA

CEBC

GCCIA

MEDTSO

Local / international

legislators

Arab League

Dii Desert Energy | Dubai ◦ Munich ◦ Madrid ◦ London | www.dii-desertenergy.org

Hydrogen

Europe

Solarpower

Europe

ENTSO-E

HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 1ST AB MEET-

ING ON NOVEMBER 2017

Prof. Jochen Kreusel, Market Innovation Manager of Power Grids

Division, ABB, Germany

Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia

Khalid Rashid Al Zayani, Chairman, Al Baraka Bank

Sami Al Angari, President, Al Gihaz, Saudi Arabia

Antonio Iliceto, Energy Systems and Power Transmission Expert,

Chairman, Cigré SC C1, Italy

Waleed Salman, Executive Director, DEWA, UAE

Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Director

Head of Power and Energy Utilities, EBRD, UK

Rory O’Neill, Executive Chairman, Europagrid, Ireland

Michelle Davies, Partner and International Head of Clean Energy

and Sustainability, Eversheds, UK

Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Ebrahim, CEO, GCCIA, Saudi Arabia

Haibin Wan, Deputy Director General of Development Bureau,

GEIDCO, China

Jamila Matar, Director & Head of Energy Division, League of Arab

States, Egypt

Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar, UAE

Mustapha Bakkoury, President, Masen, Morocco

Ernst Rauch, Head Climate & Public-Sector Business Development,

Munich RE, Germany

Peter Terium, Managing Director Energy, NEOM, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Frank Detlev Drake, Head of R&D, RWE, Germany

Selahattin Hakman, Chairman of the Steering Committee, Shura

Energy Transition Center, Turkey

Khalid bin Hadi al Yafei, CEO, Siemens, Oman

Dr. Bertrand Picard, Founder, Solar Impulse, CH

Frank Beckers, Founder, Symbolus, UAE

Prof. Ad van Wijk, Professor, TU Delft, Holland

LEVERAGING THE CONTACTS

The Board will assist the management by leveraging the contacts to the public and private sector. The aim

is to:

Strengthen the relationship with other initiatives and institutions (OBOR, GCCIA, IRENA, MEDTSO, Minis-

tries, utilities, GEIDCO, ENTSO-E etc.)

Broaden the support for Dii as an organization

Expand the relationship with development banks/agencies (e.g. DEG, GIZ, IFC, AfDB, FMO)

Chairman:

Frank Wouters, Director, EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, UAE

Members:

Dii Desert Energy | Dubai ◦ Munich ◦ Madrid ◦ London | www.dii-desertenergy.org

Key Promoters

The Dii Team

Associated Partners

Valeria Aruffo, Director External Relations - Dii Desert Energy, Email: valeria@dii-desertenergy.org | Mobile: +44-7510838446