🇪🇺🇱🇧 MED•GEM Network's at the 1st Gathering of the Lebanon Committee of the World Energy Council Conseil mondial de l’énergie (CME)

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🇪🇺🇱🇧 MED•GEM Network's at the 1st Gathering of the Lebanon Committee of the World Energy Council Conseil mondial de l’énergie (CME)

/ Fri, 02/07/2025 - 14:34
🌟 We're honored to announce that the EU-funded MED-GEM Network was a key partner for the pivotal 3rd session of the 2025 First Gathering of the Lebanon Committee of the World Energy Council. This landmark event took place on Thursday, February 6th, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon and featured an official presentation and a panel discussion.

 

📊 The outcomes of the study “Analysis of the Production Potential for Green Hydrogen and its Derivatives in Lebanon: A Preliminary Lebanese Green Hydrogen Road Map” implemented by the MED•GEM Network were presented by Hadi Abou Moussa, Senior Energy Engineer of the The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC).

Panelists of the World Energy Council - Lebanon
From left to right: Hadi Abou Moussa, Pierre El Khoury, Hasan Ozkoc, Toufic Rizkallah

🎤 The panel, moderated by Toufic Rizkallah, Technical Manager and Network Coordinator of the 🇪🇺 MED•GEM Network, brought together:

🔹 Hasan OZKOC, Director of  MEDREG Régulateurs méditerranéens de l'énergie Secretariat, Italy/Turkey

🔹 Dr. Joseph Al Assad, Acting President/ Director General of the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC), Dean of the School of Engineering, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK

🔹 Pierre El Khoury, Senior Energy Advisor, Secretary of the Lebanon Committee of the World Energy Council (WEC)

📌to discuss integrating Green Hydrogen (GH2) in Lebanon’s Energy Transition and the Potential Role of Renewable Energies.

The session shed the light on the main elements of this road map, with special focus on the role of renewable energies. With a potentially increasing role for natural gas in Lebanon, this session also questioned the “colors” of future hydrogen projects in the country.

 

💡 With more than 50 stakeholders, from various sectors, spanning energy, law, technology, and government, we discussed the benefits of green hydrogen and its applications in the fertilizers and industrial sectors as well as other hard-to-abate sectors. 🏭🏛🏦

 

🔋 In conclusion, Pierre El Khoury, highlighted the pivotal role of the GH2 study and roadmap and looked forward to promising outcomes to position Lebanon as part of the global GH2 trend and a key player in GH2 development within the MENA region.