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Fatima Al Suwaidi is the Head of the Development & Investment department focusing on the Asian Pacific region. Fatima is leading Masdar’s business development activities in Asia Pacific and has been with Masdar since 2016. Her recent roles included being the President Director of Masdar Indonesia and during her time in Indonesia, Fatima led the Cirata Floating Solar Project team to a successful financial close which is the first IPP in Indonesia to be financed by commercial banks on an unlevered basis. Fatima also led and supervised the construction of the Cirata Floating Solar Project which is considered as Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar plant. She was based in Indonesia for 3 years.

Fatima was also involved in the Masdar Eco-Bus; the first electric bus developed in the UAE and tailored to the country’s climate. She was seconded for 6 months in the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado, where she contributed to applied research in the fields of agrivoltaics, floating photovoltaic and electric mobility.

Awards: Top 10 Green Energy Prominent Women 2023 for Asia by Energy Box, Business Leader of the Year 2022 by EnergyBox: Indonesia Solar & Storage, and Woman in Solar of the Year 2019 by Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA).

Fatima holds a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Sharjah. She has also successfully completed Chartered Financial Analyst – Level 1 and is a Certified Project Finance Analyst by the Project Finance Institute. She also completed an Executive Certificate by Harvard Business Publishing “Pioneers of Success” Program coordinated by Masdar.