• Proven high-level experience in power modelling: deeply involved in the use of planning tools in his career in SENELEC, until his Director General position: firstly as the Head of the General Studies Division (1978-1982), then as the Head of the Planning Service (1982-1993), Head of the Technical Division (1993-1997) and finally Director of the Planning and Engineering Department (2000-2002)..

Key management positions during 15 years

• Director General of SENELEC (2002-2003) and (2006-2007), the national power utility in Senegal: deep experience of pre investment studies, monitoring and implementation of generation, transmission and distribution projects in Senegal and in OMVS network.
• Director of Energy of Senegal in the Ministry of Energy and Mining in Senegal and Chairperson of the National Hydrocarbon Committee
• Directeur de Cabinet of the Ministry of Energy and Mining in Senegal
• Commissioner in the Senegalese Electricity Regulatory Commission
• Senior Energy Adviser for the African Union Commission, fully conversant with issues related to policies development and strategies, energy sector reforms and energy regulation.
• Project Team Leader positions
  • Coordinator of the Programme of the Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) within the Department of Infrastructure and Energy (AUC) from 2014 to 2018

Supervision of 3 staff members (PIDA Policy Analyst, PIDA Information Analyst and PIDA Senior Data Analyst). The key outcomes of the tasks funded by EU. AfDB and GIZ are the following:

• Improved coordination and cooperation among the PIDA implementing partners including the AUC, NPCA, AfDB, UNECA and the RECs as well as development partners including EU and GIZ
• improved implementation of PIDA activities within the AUC including the organization of the Steering Committee meetings and the PIDA Weeks
• Significant improvement in the implementation of the PIDA Communication Strategy such as the revival of the PIDA Journalists Network and the completion of the IAIDA Handbook, among others.
• Improved AUC advocacy activities with Member States regarding the implementation of PIDA projects.
• Improved analytical work on the PIDA programme including the process of preparing the Mid-Term Review of PIDA implementation.
• Enhanced linkages of PIDA with other AUC activities including regional and continental policy harmonization as well as AU Agenda 2063.

 Team Leader for the EU funded Support Programme for the Togolese Energy Sector. (March-November 2018)

Supervision of 2 members staffs (Energy Regulatory Expert and Renewable Energy Expert) The key achievements are :

 Support Energy Administration in drafting ToRs and recruiting of short term experts to carry out specific studies

 Team leader for SENELEC projects

• Head of Planning and Engineering Department (2000-2002) with 25 members staff and Director General (2002- 2003 and 2006-2007). Main achievements;
• Installation and commissioning of two 15 MW power generators in the interconnected grid;
• Proper preparation of Bidding documents and launching of a pre-qualification bidding for an IPP 60 MW power station;
• Successful launching of a public bond amounting at FCFA 15 billion (US$ 30 million) to ensure investments in the transmission and distribution networks;
• Mobilization of a FCFA 9 billion (US$ 18 million) loan from BOAD (West Africa Development Bank) for generation and transmission for the regional districts;
• Completion of Dakar MV network rehabilitation, a project amounting to FCFA 3 billion (US$ 6 million) ;
• Elaboration of studies and commissioning of two 90/30KV transmission stations;
• Launching of tariff studies.