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Joerg Husar
Latin America Programme Manager and Senior Advisor for Strategic Global Energy Dialogue.
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Mary Burce Warlick
Deputy Executive Director. Mary Burce Warlick is the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). A retired career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Ms. Warlick has held a variety of senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of State, National Security Council and Department of Defense, serving in Washington and abroad. From 2014-2017 she served as the State Department’s Principal Deputy and Acting Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs and represented the U.S. on the IEA Governing Board Ms. Warlick holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy.
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Nadim Abillama
Clean Energy Transition Programme Officer - MENA. Nadim Abillama is the Middle East and North Africa programme officer at the International Energy Agency, working on the IEA’s engagement with the region. Prior to this role, he has worked in international strategy consulting in the government and energy sectors.
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Country report
Dec 2025
China’s Official Energy Finance in Emerging and Developing Economies Case 4. TFC Solar PV project in South Africa
Project overview and impact South Africa faces significant challenges regarding electricity reliability. The lack of investment, coupled with increasing demand have led to chronic load shedding, with household and industrial consumers affected. Energy-intensive sectors, such as ferrochrome smelting, face rising operational costs, production losses and growing pressure to reduce emissions in line with national and international climate objectives. To address power shortages, the South African government, since 2023, has allowed independent power producers to build power plants above 100 MW and sell electricity directly to private customers without an issued generation license.The Tubaste Ferrochrome (TFC) solar PV power…
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Simonetta Sommaruga
Federal Councillor, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
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