Sandra Lagumina is the COO of Meridiam, an asset management firm that invests in infrastructure projects. Meridiam has over 70 projects in 23 countries, with $7 billion in assets under management. Lagumina discusses how the energy sector is changing with new digital technologies and decentralized power generation. She provides examples of Meridiam projects that support communities and transition to low-carbon economies, such as solar plants in Senegal and a biogas plant in France involving local farmers.

1. Sandra Lagumina
COO Asset Management de Meridiam
MESA 2: El sector energético en el nuevo entorno digital

2. Simposio empresarial Funseam
4/2/2019
Sandra Lagumina
COO Meridiam
SEA HIGH SPEED LINE
France

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Meridiam
at a glance
Key Figures*
MORE THAN
70 PROJECTS AND ASSETS
UNDER DEVELOPMENT, UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
OR IN OPERATION IN 23 COUNTRIES
250
EMPLOYEES
INCLUDING 110 WORKING
IN PROJECT COMPANIES
$ 7.0 BILLION
OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
25 YEARS
INVESTMENT HORIZON
$ +50 BILLION
OF CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL DEPLOYED
28 NATIONALITIES
9 OFFICES
PARIS •NEWYORK •ISTANBUL •TORONTO •DAKAR •LUXEMBURG •ADDISABABA•VIENNA •AMMAN
* As of June 2018
CHUM
Canada

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Investing for
the community
We deliver
infrastructure
that provides
essential and
sustainable
services to the
community
MOBILITY
Moving People
and goods
SOCIAL
Catering community
needs for public facilities
CLIMATE CHANGE
Contributing
to low carbon economy
ELAZIG
Turkey

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SENERGY - Senegal
* United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Output Prosumers Decentralized Storage
Fuel Cells
Electric
mobility
Decentralized power generation
Bio-fuels
Micro
hydropowerBatteryM i c r o
w i n d
p o w e r
Biomass
Cogen/
Combined Heat
& Power
S o l a r
P V
Small-scale
photovoltaics
Po w e r
t o G as
O n s h o r e
w i n d
Pumped storage
power plants
Legend
Input
Mining
Dataflows
Consumers
Sales
Power
Transmission
Power
Distribution
Power
storage
Centralized
power generation
Aggregation
& Trading
Virtual Power Plant
E & P
Digital
presence
 Hydro
Nuclear
Power
Oil/
Coal
G a sPower & Gas
Oil & Coal
Onshore
wind
Combined
cycle power
plants Offshore
wind
Gas
Distribution
Gas
Storage
Gas
Transport
Power
Heat
G as
Smart Services
SMART OFFERS
Data collection
& Management Smart boxesAutomation Grid applications
CONSULTING ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION
Assistance to Decision
process Feasibility Execution Decommissioning

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An exemple of using digital to create a goodwill :
crowdfunding on Mayenne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-rUbNscRGI
KEY PROJECTS
• Ten Merina and Senergy (Senegal): 29.5MWp solar
power plants
• Mayenne Biogas Cogeneration Plant (France):
3.65MW Biogas-fired cogeneration plant. 110
farmers are involved in the project as shareholders
of the project and producer of the biomass
• Evergaz (France): Meridiam will invest nearly €30
million to support Evergaz’s ambitious
development policy and finance projects in
France and Europe, via a joint investment platform
• NEOT Offgrid (Ivory Coast & Ghana): Pioneering
decentralised solar platform, providing clean
electricity to 50%+ of Ivory Coast and Ghana
residents that do not have access to the grid.
191MW
OF LOW
CARBON
ELECTRICITY
INSTALLED
IN AFRICA
441 GWh
OF BIOGAS
ENERGY
KEY PROJECTS
• Ten Merina and Senergy (Senegal): 29.5MWp solar
power plants
• Mayenne Biogas Cogeneration Plant (France):
3.65MW Biogas-fired cogeneration plant. 110
farmers are involved in the project as shareholders
of the project and producer of the biomass
• Evergaz (France): Meridiam will invest nearly €30
million to support Evergaz’s ambitious
development policy and finance projects in
France and Europe, via a joint investment platform
• NEOT Offgrid (Ivory Coast & Ghana): Pioneering
decentralised solar platform, providing clean
electricity to 50%+ of Ivory Coast and Ghana
residents that do not have access to the grid.
TRANSNATIONAL
PLATFORMS
TO DEPLOY
BIOGAS
ENERGY AND
EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE

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