Ahmed Ali Al-Ebrahim, CEO

Ahmed Ali Al-Ebrahim

CEO

GCCIA

Location
Bahrain
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
37 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :37 years, 5 Months

CEO at GCCIA
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since December 2014

In charge of GCC Interconnection Authority and its US$ 1.5 Billion 400kV Electricity Super-Grid interconnecting the Power grids of the six GCC states, availing exchange and trade of electric power between GCC states National Grids, in addition to emergency support during grid incidents, and establishment of the GCC Power Market, which will be expanded thru regional interconnections to regional electricity markets in Asia, Africa and Europe.

COO at GCC Interconnection Authority
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • November 2012 to December 2014

In charge of the core operations of the Authority, namely: system operations, Asset management and power trade; as well as being in charge of the strategy plan development and implementation.

Manager, Senior Manager, CEO, Executive Director at MEW / Sintegro Gulf / GCCIA
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • November 1986 to October 2012

April 2007 to October 2012
GCC Interconnection Authority Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Director, System Operations & Maintenance and Market Operations:
In charge of operations and Maintenance of the US$ 1.2 Billion 400kV Electricity Grid interconnecting the 6 GCC states. Established the Operations and Maintenance organization.

Apr 2005 to Apr 2007
Sintegro-Gulf Manama, Bahrain
Chief Executive Officer
In charge of Sintegro-Gulf W.L.L. Co, which is an International Municipal, Utilities and integrated Services Management company dealing with strategic planning and management of large scale Real Estate Developments within the AAJHCo group, with affiliates in Visioning & Branding, Architectural, Real Estate development and Project Management fields. Worked earlier as Senior technical Manager responsible for Planning, operations & maintenance of all infrastructure, utilities and services of large-scale real estate development (Bahrain Financial Harbour, Blue City-Oman, Marina West..) in Sintegro-Gulf W.L.L., which is an International Municipal, Utilities and Facilities Services Management company. Within Sintegro, the position deals with large scale Real Estate as well as Industrial Developments and developments in which the important role of well planned and coordinated facilities infrastructure and the

Nov 1986 to Apr 2005
Ministry of Electricity Manama, Bahrain
Manager, Operations & System Control
Responsible for operations and operational planning of the Generation and Transmission Power Systems in Bahrain. Responsibilities include operation and maintenance of the IT hardware and software systems and MEW SCADA / EMS / DMS / WMS and Communication systems used in operating the three control centres: System Control Centre, Distribution Control Centre and Water Control Centre. Worked earlier as Senior Engineer and Head of Section.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at DePaul University
  • January 2003

Highest Honors MBA from Depaul Univ GPA 4.0 out of 4.0

Master's degree, MSc Electrical Power Engineering
  • at Strathclyde University
  • January 2000

Master of Science (MSc) in Electrical Power Engineering (with Distinction)

Bachelor's degree, BSc Electrical Engineering
  • at University of Texas at Austin
  • August 1986

Specialties & Skills

operations
Project Management
Municipal
Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

GCC Cigre
  • Board member / Technical Committee Chairman
  • June 1995
GCC Laboratory Testing company
  • Board Member
  • January 2015
Association of Power Exchanges APEx
  • Board Member
  • November 2014
GO15 Very Large Grid Operators Association
  • 2021 President
  • January 2014