Middle East

EI Middle East

The EI UAE branch works closely with other regional institutions to offer a vibrant program of activities, as well as creating opportunities for collaboration and cooperation between the Middle East and the EI's global community.

If you would like to get in touch with the Energy Institute Middle East please contact: middleeast@energyinst.org

Committee contact

Waddah Ghanem
Position: Honorary Chairman

Steve Major
Position: Committee member

Abdullatif Albitawi
Position: Vice chair

Ashley de Sa
Position: Honorary Membership Secretary

Belinda Griffiths
Position: Honorary Communications Officer

Tadhg O’Donovan
Position: Honorary Academic Liaison Office

Ghanim Kashwani
Position: Honorary Professional Development Officer

Adil Khalil
Position: Honorary Secretary

Alex Watney
Position:

Rami Osman
Position: Committee Member

Steven Young
Position: Committee Member

Luc Feremans
Position: Committee Member

Osama Abdelbagi
Position: Committee Member

Shahda Mazin Al Taie
Position: Young Professional Representative

Piotr Konopka
Position: Young Professional Representative

Latest news

ADNOC awards Dalma gas contracts

22-11-2021
ADNOC has awarded two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $1.4bn in total for the Dalma gas development project.The Dalma ...

Global energy storage market set to hit 1 TWh by 2030

15-11-2021
Energy storage installations around the world will reach a cumulative 358 GW/1,028 GWh by the end of 2030, more than 20 times larger than the 17 GW/34...

EIA projects increase in global energy consumption and emissions until 2050

6-10-2021
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that without significant changes in policy or technology, world energy consumption will gr...

Green hydrogen projects need parallel desalination market to provide fresh water

17-09-2021
The global pipeline for green hydrogen projects is growing fast, with a current target of 206 GW in installed electrolyser capacity by 2040. However, ...

China to overtake the UK as having the largest installed offshore wind capacity, says new GWEC report

9-09-2021
At the end of 2020, global offshore wind capacity had grown 14 times higher than a decade ago, according to a new Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) re...