Stéphanie Nour
Econoler
International Director and Lead for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Stéphanie Nour is a senior sustainable energy expert with over 25 years of experience in various energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) related sectors, including the development and operation of ESCOs, the design and evaluation of EE/RE and Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs, the elaboration of EE policies, the structuring of innovative business models and financing mechanisms for the implementation of EE/RE projects, and the development of capacity building and training programs in all sustainable energy topics.
She has advised national and local governments, and the leading International Finance Institutions such as the IDB Group, the World Bank Group, the United Nations (UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO) and with bilateral development organizations such as the German International Cooperation (GIZ), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
Her international experience has led her to work in more than 50 countries including most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, she has assisted several financial institutions in designing, implementing, and evaluating green financing mechanisms and programs including Banco BHD (Dominican Republic), DFC (Belize), Home Mortgage Bank (Trinidad & Tobago) and the CDB, among others. She has also been involved in designing and implementing EE/RE policies and programs for CARICOM utilities and governments, especially in Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.
Ms. Nour is a licensed professional engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University, Canada. She is fluent in French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Econoler is a world-renowned consulting firm funded in 1981, specializing in the design, implementation, evaluation and financing of sustainable energy programs and projects.