Corporate Power Procurement & PPAs: Lessons Learned about Powering Corporates using PPAs

A consultancy mission for the Belgian TSO, early on in Thomas' professional career, sparked a general interest for energy market. This resulted in Thomas joining Engie in 2010. Over the years, Thomas has held various & diverse positions within the company, allowing him to have a broad understanding of the complex energy markets. As Business controller & head of Finance, he played a key role in setting up and developing Engie's bulk commodity trading activities. As IT project manager, he has been responsible for professionalizing the German energy management activities (power dispatching, ancillary services and intraday trading). Around 2019, Thomas decided to move away from energy trading and focus on renewable energy. Next to the development of 'as-a-service' large-scale solar projects, Thomas is today actively involved in diversifying and upgrading Engie's renewable service portfolio, both through integration of new technologies (such as storage) and the development of new innovative business models.

Victoria Santos is a research associate in the Power and Renewables team at Wood Mackenzie, with a keen focus on the dynamic solar and storage markets in Europe. Her energy sector experience includes forecasting and analysis related to all aspects of onshore wind, solar PV and storage on which she has published various reports during her time at Wood Mackenzie. She also contributes towards Wood Mackenzie's global analysis and monitors project development, asset transactions and policy updates across the region.

Mauricio Garrido has more than 13 years of experience in the energy sector, most of his experienced being focused on Energy Management related activities. In January 2011 he joined EDP Renewables where he is currently Director of PPA Origination for Centralized Generation in Europe. He is responsible for the origination, negotiation and execution of Power Purchase Agreements in the twelve European geographies in which EDP Renewables has presence. Regarding his academic background, Mauricio studied Civil Engineering at Polytechnic University of Madrid and he has an MBA from IESE Business School received in 2007.

Annie is Director of the RE-Source Platform, an alliance of stakeholders representing clean energy buyers and suppliers. Annie leads the Platform's energy buyer engagement and advocacy activities which advance RE-Source's mission to support more corporate buyers to procure renewable energy.