Hedi Feibel, PhD
Mandate Leader for various SECO backstopping projects (SAM hydropower, energy backstopping etc.) and lead evaluator for various GIZ projects
Hedi Feibel has worked for 25 years on assignments in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe with strong focus on mini and small hydropower. As renewable energy specialist and hydrologist, she is committed to knowledge transfer and participatory approaches to build up local know-how for the improvement of living conditions as well as for a just energy transition.
Areas of Expertise
- Renewable Energy, special focus on hydropower
- Hydrological aspects
- Sustainable operation and management
- legal, regulatory, policy and strategic aspects in the energy sector
- Evaluation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects
Education
PhD graduation at the Department of Civil Engineering (Hydrology and Water Management) and Department of Political Economy, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
MSc Geography / Hydrology, Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Germany
Country experience and regional expertise
Asia: China, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nepal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Myanmar
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal
Europe: Albania, Germany, Switzerland
Caribbean: St. Vincent, Dominica