Mr. Walid Shahin

Mr. Walid Shahin has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector with hands-on experience in Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE), policy dialogue, load research and tariff setting, energy auditing and management, Research and Development (R&D)

Eng. Walid is currently the director of The National Energy Research Center at the Royal Scientific Society which is one of the key leading institutions in the energy sector in Jordan, and is responsible for conducting studies, research, audits, trainings and experimental EE and RE projects, the results of which are used on the national level in informing the policy making process. Eng. Walid is very active in committees and policy making; in terms of EE and RE, he was the head of “Energy and Green Building Committee” at the Jordan Engineers Association, head of the “Energy Labeling for Household Appliances” Committee at the Jordan Institute for Standards & Metrology, member of “Energy Efficient Building Code” Committee, Ministry of Housing & Public Works.