Mohamed Abdel-Rahman

Mohamed Abdel-Rahman

Education:
2001 Ph. D., University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department.
1998 M. A. Sc., University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department.
1995 B. Sc., Ain Shams University, Electrical Power and Machines
Department.
Management:

2007-2010 MBA, Maastricht School of Management, Banking and Finance.

Current Position:
04/2013-Present Advisor, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Kuwait.

Previous Positions

2015- Professor, Electrical Power and Machines Engineering

Department, Ain Shams University.
2008-2015 Associate Professor, Ain Shams University.
2002-2008 Assistant Professor, Ain Shams University.
1998-2002 Assistant Lecturer, Ain Shams University.
1995-1998 Demonstrator, Ain Shams University.

Industrial Experience:

2010-2013 Consultant, Egyptian Electricity Regulatory Agency.

2010-2013 Industrial Development Group (IDG)/Encorp (Electromechanical
Contractor)/Samcrete-Energy Consultant.
2009-2010 Energy Advisor, NEPAD, Midrand, South Africa
2002- 2009 Consultant, Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Agency,
Cairo, Egypt.
2001 Power Design Engineer, ASTEC Advanced Power Systems, Ottawa,
Canada.
1995- 1996 Power Engineer, Shaker Consultancy Group, Cairo, Egypt.

Consultancy Work:
2012-2013 Energy Research Center-Cairo University-World Bank-Promoting the
Use of Solar Water Heaters in Egypt.
2011-2013 Energy Research Center (Cairo University)-Lahmeyer International
Consortium-KFW-Wind and Solar Master Plan for Egypt.
2011-2012 GIZ/IRENA-IRENA’s Research for the Renewable Energy Cost Study
2011-2012 EPS (Engineering Power Systems Company)-East African Power Pool
Operating Manuals.
2011-2012 HARMAN Co, (Electromechanical contractor)-prepared Energy Audit
reports.
2005-2013 Prepared and delivered numerous technical training courses for electric
utility and industrial entities..

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2004-2013 Participated in various consulting jobs in the Electrical Power and

Machines Engineering Consulting unit,.

Conferences, Invited Speaker

 "Global Experience in Off-Grid Electrification", Africa Smart Grid Forum,

Cairo, March 2016.
 Distributed Resources Integration into Power Systems”, Demand Side
Management Chair seminars, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA,
February 2012.
 “Maintaining Energy for the Future”, Saudi Electricity Company Chair on
Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency, King Abdulaziz University,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October, 2011.
 “General Meeting of Arab Energy Regulators”, Cairo, Egypt, June 2011.
 “I Course for African Diplomats”, Rio di Janiero, Brazil, July 2010.
 “The festival of Africa-Investor conference”, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg,
June 24th, 2010.
 “Renewables Investment Opportunities in Africa”, Johannesburg Stock
Exchange Seminars, Johannesburg, South Africa, April 29th, 2010.
 “Energy Indaba-2010”, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2010.
 “Electricity World-Conference & Exhibition-2010”, Johannesburg, South
Africa, February 2010.
 “International Symposium on Energy poverty”, International Energy Forum,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 8-9 December 2009.
 "Climate Change and Renewable Energies in Asia and Africa". CASA Africa,
Madrid, Spain, 26-27 November 2009.
 NEPAD-OECD, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2009.
 Water Investment World, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2009.

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Theses Supervised:

Supervised more than 24 Master and Ph.D. Theses.

Publications:

Authored more than 50 technical papers in international and local, journals and
conferences.

Refereed Articles:

M. Abdel-Rahman, “SMEs in Energy: Are they the parallel fast track for
electrification of Africa?”, World Energy Council (WEC) Congress, Montreal,
Canada, September 2010.

M. Elsobki (JR.) and M. Abdel-Rahman, “Electricity Regulation Revisited: Objective

of Regulation in Egypt”, Presented at the World Energy Council (WEC) Congress,
Sydney, Australia, September 2004.

Books:

Editor and Author of "Energy Transition in Africa", launched in COP 17 in Durban,

South Africa.

M. Abdel-Rahman, "Resource Mobilization Strategy for Energy in the African

Continent", African Energy Year Book 2010.

Reviewer

Regular reviewer for numerous international journals and conferences.

Awards:

Exceptional reviewer award for 2015-IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.

Association Membership:

IEEE Senior Member

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