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Tayeb Amegroud, Energy Specialist, OCP Policy Center Fellow, Morocco

September 29, 2014
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Commodities & Energy
Energy transition and Renewables
Africa
Maghreb

Tayeb Amegroud, Energy Specialist, OCP Policy Center Fellow, Morocco at the International Seminar on Morocco’s Role in Fostering Euro-Mediterranean Energy Cooperation

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Tayeb Amegroud
Senior Fellow
Tayeb Amegroud is the founder of GPower Consultants and an expert in energy planning, and projects development, valuation, financing and structuring, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, who focuses on Energy, renewable energy, projects development, valuation and financing and structuring. Tayeb has an 18 years of combined experience in energy projects and investment banking. In his last position, Tayeb was Director in charge of Renewable Projects development, Planning and Strategy at Office National de l’Electricite (ONE) and member of its executive committee.  Prior to that, Tayeb was Executive Director at Swiss Re in New York and London, and held the same position at Lehman Brothers and various other international financial. ...

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