Luis Calzado
CEO · P.Eng · International Renewable Energy DirectorA seasoned leader in renewable energy and sustainable development, fluent in three languages with over twenty years of experience. Expertise spans clean power initiatives, energy storage, sustainable generation, and electrification — driving community empowerment and meaningful contributions toward global climate objectives across Africa, the Americas, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia.
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Led Quebec's foremost renewable energy organization — it represents 180+ members across 7 specialized branches.
Parliamentary representation on Bills 69 & 81, shaping modernization of Quebec's energy framework for enhanced integration of renewables.
Represented AQPER at the Global Renewables Alliance CEO Roundtable and with international government delegations from Germany, France, and Uruguay.
Supported Quebec's first solar energy tender — target: 3,000 MW by 2035 and with 300 MW currently in call for tender.
Engaged in deployment of wind power as part of a provincial target to add 10,000 MW to Quebec's energy mix.
Organized Quebec's largest renewable energy congress — 400+ industry experts.
Uruguay Solar & Storage — first PV + battery system integrated into Uruguay's national grid.
Lima Ebus Project — introduced the first electric bus in Lima's public transportation system.
Maldives Solar Pilot (Dhiffushi Island) — 40 kW system, replicated by the Asian Development Bank across 20 other islands.
Managed distribution of 60,000+ solar lamps in 8 countries via a pay-as-you-go program (Rwanda, Nepal, Uganda, Haiti, Guatemala, Zambia, Peru, Bolivia).
Energy for Education (Nepal) — PV + internet for remote schools + 700 solar home systems installed.
Organized PPP conferences across Africa and South America, uniting practitioners from 25 countries.