Fatima Almadhloum Alsuwaidi

Eng. Fatima Al Suwaidi is a Team Leader in the Business Development and Investment team in the Clean Energy division at Masdar, focusing on the Asian Pacific region and is also the President Director of Masdar Indonesia office. In her recent role as the Project Manager for the Cirata Floating Solar Project in Indonesia, Fatima led the project team to a successful financial close which is the first IPP in Indonesia to be financed by commercial banks on an unlevered basis. Fatima is currently located in Indonesia and is responsible for overseeing the construction of the Cirata Floating Solar Project which is considered as one of Indonesia’s National Strategic Projects.

Previously, she was responsible for managing applied research and development projects in collaboration with local and international institutions. Fatima was also involved in the Masdar Eco-Bus; the first electric bus developed in the UAE and tailored to the country’s climate.

She was awarded the Woman in Solar of the Year 2019 by Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) and recently awarded the Business Leader of the Year 2022 by EnergyBox: Indonesia Solar & Storage. She was seconded for 6 months in the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado, where she contributed to applied research in the fields of agrivoltaics, floating photovoltaic and electric mobility.

Fatima holds a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Sharjah. She has also successfully completed Chartered Financial Analyst – Level 1 and is a Certified Project Finance Analyst by the Project Finance Institute.