Noaman Amjad

Noaman Amjad is an Executive Vice President; Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Hitachi Energy; Region Head for Japan, South America, and South Korea; and Region Head for the Middle East & Africa.

He joined Hitachi Energy’s predecessor in 1992 and has more than 30 years of experience in the power grids sector. He has held several senior global, regional, front-end, and business roles. He was Global Product Group Manager T&D Substations for Utilities within Power Systems Division before moving to Power Products Division to Head Region Asia, Middle East & Africa. Noaman was appointed Global Head of Marketing & Sales for Power Grids Division in 2016. He has been Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for Hitachi Energy, and Region Head for Japan, South America, and South Korea since July 2020. He assumed additional responsibility as Region Head for Middle East & Africa since 2024.

Noaman holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore and Master of Business Administration from Imperial College, London.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 5 November

11:00

Decarbonisation Conference Decarbonisation Theatre 11:00 - 12:00

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The promise of wind and solar energy in the climate change journey

Wind and solar energy hold immense promise to diversify the world’s energy mix and contribute to the net-zero transition. The costs of wind and solar power have dropped dramatically in recent years, making them increasingly cost-competitive with traditional fuels. Continued innovation, supportive policies, and scale-up of renewable energy deployment will be key to realising this potential and transitioning to a sustainable, zero-emissions energy future. However, challenges such as the intermittent nature of wind and solar power, significant upfront investment requirements, energy storage solutions and grid transmission upgrades must be addressed.

Attendee insights:

Understand the importance of wind and solar energy as clean energy sources with the capacity to mitigate climate change and provide affordable, reliable clean power.