H.E. Eng. Ahmed Mohammed Al Rumaithi is Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) since November 2021. He leads the DoE’s efforts that underpin Abu Dhabi’s strategic approach to clean energy transition, addressing climate change, energy and water security and other sustainable development priorities. In his capacity, he is empowered to develop medium and long-term energy strategies, policies, and regulations to drive the emirate’s energy sector transformation into a system that enables sustainable socio-economic development in line with the objectives of the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 initiative.

Since 2008, Undersecretary Al Rumaithi has demonstrated a track record of delivering some of the world’s biggest and most successful clean energy infrastructure projects including  the first peaceful nuclear power plant in the Middle East and one the largest single-site operating PV solar power plant in the world.

His Excellency was a founding executive of Abu Dhabi’s nuclear program since its inception in 2008 and served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) between 2015 and 2021, with full accountability for the delivery of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant comprising four 1400 MW units that will generate 5.6Gw of clean electricity and is expected to cover 25% of the UAE power demand.

A well-established clean energy leader in the UAE, His Excellency has also been serving as the Chairman of Noor Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s 1,2GW flagship stand-alone operational solar photovoltaic plant, since 2018.

Undersecretary Al Rumaithi has overseen strategic energy and infrastructure projects at the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and prior to this, he has led environment and energy efficiency projects for Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO).

His Excellency holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University in the UK and a master’s degree in Quality Management from Wollongong Australian University in Dubai. In addition, he has completed several executive leadership training programs at prominent institutions such as Harvard Business School, London Business School, Wharton School, and MIT.