Team Details

Dr. Mohamed Alhaj is a young Sudanese energy leader and a sustainable energy expert. He is the founding partner of Terra Advisory LLC and also the founder and managing director of Terra Energy Ltd. Dr. Mohamed’s expertise in renewable energy and climate spans 10+ years and covers government advisory, consultancy projects, strategy and execution, policy analysis, academic research, and youth development in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa. He has robust working experience with numerous intl. organizations, philanthropies, and development agencies such as the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, UN Trade and Development, kFW, AFD, GIZ, Development Bank of Rwanda, the European Commission, BASE, and RES4Africa Foundation. This includes projects on private sector development, investment strategies, business model innovation, technical assistance, market research, capacity-building, and business development. Furthermore, he worked for over four years as a technical expert with the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) in Qatar, where he took part in developing the national renewable energy strategy for the country (2024). Mohamed completed his Ph.D. at 28 years old, at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) where he worked on developing a sustainable solar-driven seawater desalination technology. His Ph.D. research investigated the technical performance, environmental impact, and economic feasibility of solar-driven low-pressure thermal desalination. He published numerous peer-reviewed papers in the highest-impact journals in the areas of sustainability, solar energy, desalination, and life-cycle assessment. Dr. Mohamed is a Certified ILO Trainer for Start & Improve Your Business (SIYB), a contributor to The World Bank B-Ready Report, the Annual Solar Outlook Report (2022), published by the Middle East Solar Industries Association, and the Africa Solar Outlook Report (2023 – 2025), published by the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA). Moreover, he participated as a panelist, a moderator, and a speaker in numerous intl. conferences and forums in Sudan, Qatar, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Seychelles, Egypt, Gabon, and Rwanda. He was also featured by RES4Africa Foundation, PowerforAll, Frontier Africa Reports, and TRT Haber – Turkish National Television & Radio Network.