Fernando Perrone

Advisor

Provides strategic guidance to the company, particularly on positioning within power-sector projects and agendas.

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Academic Background

• BSc in Electrical Engineering — PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)

• Postgraduate studies in Automation and Power Systems — UNICAMP / COPPE-UFRJ

• Postgraduate studies in Computer Systems Analysis — Mackenzie University (São Paulo)

• Postgraduate studies in Public Administration for Executive Development — EPAB/FGV-Rio

• Postgraduate specialization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (USA): Mathematical Techniques for Power Systems Analysis; Control and Monitoring of Power Systems; Advanced Techniques for the Control of Interconnected Power Systems

Professional Experience

• Director-General of the National Institute of Energy Efficiency (INEE).

• Coordinator of the Energy Efficiency Working Groups of the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER) and the World Energy Council - Brazil.

• 47 years of professional experience in the energy sector; the first 40 at Eletrobras, working in power-system studies for system operation, real-time operation supervision and coordination, energy conservation and efficiency, and regulation of generation and transmission.

• Currently focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy-transition strategies, strategic planning, sustainability, and climate change, with an emphasis on integrated business development for economy-wide decarbonization.