Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 17 years of experience in the energy sector, the expert is adept in financial analysis, economic modeling, and regulatory frameworks. Background includes positions at Senelec, World Bank Group, and CPCS Transcom Limited, emphasizing project implementation, financial modeling, and policy dialogue. Career highlights include co-leading a program for 260,000 rural electrification connections in Senegal. Responsibilities have included managing financial projections and a substantial loan portfolio at Senelec. The expert's work spans various sub-Saharan African countries, contributing to both local and international energy initiatives.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with the World Bank Group as an Energy Specialist and Financial Analyst, focusing on energy sector projects. This included co-leading the "Carbon Finance for Rural Electrification Access Program of Senegal," which aimed to implement 260,000 connections by 2020. Projects involved were regional in scope, addressing energy infrastructure and sector reform, with responsibilities including project implementation, financial analysis, and policy dialogue across sub-Saharan African countries, including Senegal and Guinea.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in the energy sector, the expert has held roles such as financial analyst, senior economist, and principal consultant. Responsibilities have included financial modeling, regulatory analysis, and project implementation. The expert has also engaged in cross-cutting initiatives, such as public-private partnerships and energy sector reforms, with a geographic focus on West and Central Africa. This includes experience in both local and regional projects, emphasizing financial and economic analysis within the energy infrastructure domain. The expert has extensive geographic experience in West and Central Africa, with professional engagements in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia. This experience has provided deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues, particularly within the energy sector. The expert's work often involves long-term assignments and region-specific expertise in regulatory frameworks and financial analysis.

Languages and education

The expert is proficient in both French and English, with strong speaking, reading, and writing skills in each language. These language competencies have been utilized in various professional contexts, including in-country work across multiple African nations and collaboration with multilingual teams on international projects. The expert holds an MBA in Corporate Finance and Financial Market from C.E.S.A.G., a Business Administration School of WAEMU, obtained in 2003. Additionally, the expert earned a Master's degree in Economic and Social Administration, specializing in Business Administration and Management, from Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, in 2001.