Legtum Center Fellow: Caroline Brun
October 2009, North Africa
Legatum Center at MIT
Caroline will focus on developing a clean-technology photovoltaic installation business in North Africa, furthering rural development by creating energy independence and increased access to energy. Great opportunity exists in the solar sector in North Africa where only 65% of the population can access the grid and where 93% of fuel production comes from fossil fuels.
Caroline's North African heritage, French and Arabic language skills, and previous experience on a project to improve the statistical prediction of exceptional floods in Tunisia make her particularly well-suited to work in the region.
In additon, Caroline has gleaned an understanding of regulatory environments, technology and major players in the energy sector through her past work with the Electricite de France (EDF), the national French electricity provider; as an intern at the French Finance Ministry, and as a consultant assessing the viability of a photovoltaic project for the telecom company, Orange. Caroline received further exposure to the renewable energy sector during her work on a biogas start-up in Brittany, France.
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