Douglas Liner Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Egypt

Deputy Team Leader and Sr. Climate Finance Expert for the implementation of the Finance in Common Sustainable Finance platform financed by the Agence Française de Développement involving 3 main Egyptian banks. Tasks include drafting of Operational Manual for Climate Finance projects involving low-carbon and sustainable development goals, bank portfolio review and assessment for climate finance projects; development of training programme for Banque Misr and Central Bank of Egypt; and project monitoring.

China

Team Leader of ADB Project: Customized Low-Carbon Development Models in Rural and Small and Medium Sized Towns. Tasks involve assessing the existing solar PV program in off-grid or underdeveloped rural towns in China and proposing potential low-carbon technological alternatives to PV solar (biomass, wind geothermal) as well as sustainable business models and modified policy/regulation which lead to clean energy infrastructure and stimulate economic growth in the targeted areas.

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Team Leader. Access to Sustainable Energy Programme. Tasks include capacity building for energy sector stakeholders for institutional reform and strengthened energy policy, increased investment to promote energy access in rural areas, remote and poverty areas, and promotion of innovative and renewable energy solutions for job creation and access.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Team leader for Technical Assistance program to assist South African banks develop a 120 € million renewable energy portfolio. Activities include refining the commercial strategies and marketing plans, focus on project development with project developers, local manufacturers and project sponsors, and capacity building. Emphasis on development of smaller scale and off grid projects not currently catered to by the banking sector, as well as regional diversification outside of Gauteng and Western Cape provinces

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Team Leader managing a multi-disciplinary team to support the development of the Renewable Energy (RE) Division of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) in New Delhi. Tasks include intensive technical and financial training for five different technologies (Solar PV, Solar CSP, Wind, Biomass and Small Hydro) as well due diligence and recommendations on the existing financial models, organizational structure and staffing, and the environmental and social impact analysis framework.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Team Leader for the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)’s Sustainable Energy Program designed to lead private banks and developers in the promotion of new and renewable energies in India via new products and services. Tasks involve improving the project acquisition process, project review and board approval, risk management and monitoring, capacity building as well as the development of new, risk-reducing green financial products and project financing capacities.

Beijing And Xi'An China

Team Leader for the implementation of the KfW-financed € 62 million Green Finance program at CITIC Bank, Beijing, China focusing on municipal infrastructure projects involving Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies: Screening of the existing loan portfolio, development of an EE lending strategy, interaction with project developers, marketing and public awareness

Nairobi, Kenya

Long-term financial expert for a 3-country programme financed by the French AFD and EU Infrastructure Trust Fund to develop credit lines (first tranche 30 million €) with local commercial banks to diversify energy resources in the East African region towards viable renewable energy solutions (hydroelectricity, biomass, biogas, solar and wind power). Tasks involve developing financial and technical evaluation criteria, preparation of tenders and TORs, advising and training participating banks in EE and RE project assessment, assisting project sponsors, and participation in tender evaluations.

Paris, France And Bamako, Mali

Financial consultant for the development of a small-scale hydropower project. Development of financial model, participation in the drafting of concession contract and PPA as well as tender documentation, and responsible for carbon finance component.

Paris, France And Lomé, Togo

Financial advisor to private investment fund for the introduction of an independent power producer (IPP) in the Togo electricity market. Development of detailed financial model used to estimate pricing based on the BOT/ROT concession contract and the power purchase agreement.

Beijing, China

Team Leader for a feasibility study of Chinese urban infrastructure utilities (water, wastewater, district heat, transport) to identify scope of low-carbon investments, their potential impacts, and the appropriate financing mechanism(s) via commercial banks or other financial institutions.

Belgrade, Serbia

Team Leader for the implementation of a 13.5 million € credit line in Serbia for the KfW. The project involved a market assessment and selection of 2 commercial banks, selection of loan criteria and development of the initial project pipeline, training, public awareness, and coordination with local, regional and international stakeholders.

Ma, China Studies, Economics

Ms, Finance

M.S. Sorbonne Graduate Business School, University of Paris I

Diploma, Chinese Language

Beijing Wai Jiao Xue Yuan (Lan Junyi)

Ba, International Studies, Asia