Dr. Walid Al-Deghaili

Biography:

Dr. Walid Al-Deghaili

 Holder of: a degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering, certificates in Classic 
Thermodynamics and in Thermodynamics and Material’s Properties, and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Claude Bernard/ Lyon 1 in France.
 During the period 1979-2019, Professor at ISSAE Beirut associated to CNAM Paris. 
 During 2009-2013, Chief of Energy Section, at United Nations-ESCWA.
 During the period 1974-2008 Worked for 33 years at the “Electricite du Liban 
(EDL)”. He has, for over a 17-year period, occupied the positions of Director of Studies, Director 
of Generation, Director of Rehabilitation and Director of Equipment. . Acted as EDL’s 
representative and member of the board of directors at the “Observatoire Mediterranean de 
l’Energie (OME)” and was Lebanon’s representative in ESCWA’s Committee on Energy. Acted 
as EDL’s representative in the meetings of the Electrical Interconnections Projects between 
Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan Libya and Egypt, and in the meetings of the League of Arab 
States related to electricity issues. Was assigned a coordination role in the 1990s with the World 
Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the Arab Fund for Socio-Economic Development, and 
the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development. Participated in several meetings of 
(UNIPED), and (CIGRE), as well as in numerous national, regional and global meetings which 
addressed the issues of electricity, renewable energy and energy efficiency, to which he presented 
several studies and working papers.
 Lectured for 45 years on the topics of renewable energies, thermodynamics, electricity 
generation and transmission/grid, and electricity economics at Engineering Faculties in 
Lebanon

Address:Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon