Session Details
Minigrid Business Model, Benchmarking Tanzania and Other Countries : Key Takeaways On Concrete Examples
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | 09:30 - 10:00
Engie is developing microgrids through different business models for rural communities, island, hotels, and mines. This presentation will examine the business model of a minigrid operator that launched its activities in Tanzania in 2016 and in another country (to be communicated). Ms. Forster will describe this specific business model and emphasize the barriers to overcome :
- typology of customers, commercial and payment risks
- regulatory incentives and risks
- staffing and partnerships
- dealing with grid availability in the future
Renewable Energy and New Business Specialist
Engie
Emilie is a renewable energy and new business specialist, working for Engie in the Key Program for Decentralized Electricity Generation. This Key Program supports the development of first-of-a-kind projects in off-grid, browngrid microgrids, and energy access. Prior to her current position, Emilie was smart offers service manager at Engie Ineo, in charge of solutions for smart city and smart building. She holds a Master of Science (MSc), Management and Finance, from Ecole de Management de Lyon; a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Energy, from Tsinghua University; and a Post-Master, Energy from Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris.