PGE/REWE 2015

Francois Giger
Strategy Director, Thermal Generation & Engineering Direction
Electricite de France


Dr. François Giger is in charge of strategy for the fossil fired generation fleet of EDF in France. After managerial commitments in the engineering and construction of new power units in Europe and Asia, he has been involved in the unbundling of the French grid operator from the generation fleet. He acts as vice-president of the board of the association of power producers VGB Powertech. He has been appointed as the EDF group coordinator for lower carbon flexible generation. He is an active member of the ZEP European Technology Platform on CCS since its inception, both as co-lead of the Task Force Policy Regulation and as member of the Advisory Board He chairs a working group on energy related matters at the Ecole des Mines Paristech where he graduated as an engineer (1975), as “Ingénieur du Corps des Mines” (1978) and as a doctor (1989) He authored and presented more than 50 technical or economic papers in English, French or German.

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