Dr Tchouate is a senior energy practitioner and researcher with 30 years’ experience covering sustainable power generation and supply, renewable energy, energy access, energy transition, energy planning, institutional strengthening and capacity building, energy policy and regulations, power generation, transmission and distribution, climate change mitigation, CO2 balance, climate financing, Biomass energy, Poly-generation, clean energy, clean cooking. Throughout his career across Africa, Mongolia, Europe, and Southern America, he drafted, reviewed or led to validation of more than 70 energy policies and regulations, fostering a conducive environment to private sector investments to scale clean energy generation and rural energy access, including minigrid regulations, grid code, distribution grid codes, minigrid codes, standards, fiscal regulations and financing mechanisms for renewable energy and energy efficiency, Independent power generation, contributed to discussions on energy master plans or strategies (Kenya, Ethiopia, Liberia, Somalia, Somaliland, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire), electricity codes (Senegal, DRC, Ghana), regional power markets (CAPP, ERERA, WAPP), to nascent topics such as wheeling tariffs to attract independent power transmission companies. He has strong negotiation skills especially on facilitation of public-private dialogs, enhancement of partnerships among private energy companies, enhancement of partnership among development partners at regional/national level, and facilitation of dialog between governments and development partners to align view on energy sector development. He has experience in supporting private companies in feasibility studies and financial analysis of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, on financing options including Public Private Partnership and third-party financing as well as in identifying and addressing associated regulatory gaps and has developed a concept to energize mining infrastructure, businesses and population living in mining areas. He has worked on several EU and USAID funded projects, accomplished several short term assignments funded by other donors (UNIDO, World Bank, UNDP, AFD, AfDB) and entertained high level contacts with major energy organizations (AFUR, ASEA, ERERA, RAERESA, ECREEE, EAC, COMESA, Africa Union Commission), ministries, utilities, education/research centers, national/regional regulatory authorities and industry associations in about 30 African countries. He holds a Master in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Energy engineering, Energy Economics and Environment.
