Jasim Husain Thabet

Mr. Jasim Husain Thabet serves as TAQA’s Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (GCEO and MD), a role he has held since July 2020. Jasim, who was elected to TAQA’s Board of Directors in 2019, is an energy industry veteran with more than two decades of experience. Prior to his role at TAQA, he served as CEO and MD of ADPower, where he leveraged the company’s portfolio of assets throughout the value-chain to support the transformation of the power and water sector in the UAE. He also served as CEO of National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed), where he drove capacity expansion and revenue growth. He currently holds the following positions: • Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee – Etihad Airways PJSC • Non-Executive Director and Member of Strategy and Investment Committee and Audit and Risk Committee – Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC • Non-Executive Director and Member of Sustainability and Strategy and Investment Committee – Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) Mr. Thabet holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Saint Martin’s University in the United States.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 5 November

13:20

Global strategy ICC Hall A 13:20 - 14:00

Electrification: critical innovations for our future energy systems

Increasing electrification globally, largely driven by the adoption of electric technologies across sectors, has the potential to enhance energy efficiency, advance decarbonisation and strengthen energy security. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects in its Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario that electricity's share of total global energy demand will rise to over 27% by 2030 (from 20% in 2022).

Electrification is transforming energy systems such as transportation and heating while enabling the integration of renewable energy sources at scale. However, strategic investment is essential to ensuring adequate grid infrastructure and flexibility as is the need for critical raw materials supply and the overall optimisation of electricity system costs, creating opportunities for cross-sector cooperation and public-private partnerships to deliver a technologically and economically viable path forward. Enhancing grid interconnection is critical to strengthening overall system resilience and optimising cost efficiency, ensuring a more reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure.

Attendee insights:

Gain key insights from industry experts on how electrification drives the energy transition, unlocks technological advancements, and meets growing power demands.