Paulo Almirante
Paulo Almirante was appointed an Executive Vice President of ENGIE in 2016, and Chief Operating Officer in 2018. He supervises the Brazil, NECST (Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe) and MESCAT (Middle East, South and Central Asia and Turkey) Business Units.
Within the ENGIE Group, Paolo was President of Energy Europe Portugal and CEO of Trustenergy from 2013 to 2016. In 2005, he joined International Power (acquired by Engie in 2011) as Regional Director for Iberia.
Paulo has spent most of his career in the energy sector. He was responsible for the development, construction and operation of power generation facilities for Energias de Portugal EDP in Portugal and National Power in the United Kingdom.
Paulo holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon and a diploma in Management Studies from the Catholic University of Lisbon. He has also studied Global Leadership Development at the London Business School.
Paulo Almirante is a founder and Vice President of the Portuguese Association of the Electricity Industry and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Portuguese Energy Regulator (ERSE).
Experiences
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November 23, 2022
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Press releases
In Brazil, ENGIE Fully Commissions Serra do Assuruá, Its Largest Wind Complex Worldwide
December 18, 2025
With 846 MW of installed capacity, Serra do Assuruá is ENGIE’s largest onshore wind project globally and one of the largest in Latin America.The project combines large-scale renewa[...]
ENGIE strengthens the resilience of the Belgian electricity system with new flexible capacities
December 15, 2025
ENGIE recently announced that the new Flémalle combined-cycle gas turbine plant (875 MW) is available for the grid. This is a major asset for Belgium’s electricity security of supp[...]
ENGIE announces financial close for its first offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland
December 1, 2025
ENGIE, through Ocean Winds (OW), its 50/50 joint venture with EDP Renewables dedicated to offshore wind, announces financial close for the BC-Wind project.With an installed capacit[...]
ENGIE enters India’s utility-scale energy storage market with a 280 MW battery project
November 24, 2025
ENGIE secures its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in IndiaWith a capacity of 280 MW, this is the Group’s second-largest BESS project worldwideENGIE strengthens i[...]
ENGIE and Meta strengthen their partnership with a major renewable power purchase agreement in the United States
October 27, 2025
Meta has signed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE to purchase the entire output of a 600 MW solar farm, the largest ever developed by ENGIE in the United States.This[...]
ENGIE announces the commissioning in Egypt of the largest wind farm in the Middle East and Africa.
July 1, 2025
Commissioning, four months ahead of schedule, of the Red Sea Wind Energy farm 150 MW extension. Start of full commercial operation of the 650 MW wind farm. Over 1 million hous[...]
ENGIE announces the expansion of the Red Sea Wind Energy wind farm in Egypt, the largest wind farm in Africa
January 10, 2025
Expansion of the park bringing total capacity from 500 MW to 650 MW Entire production of the park purchased by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for 25 years ENGIE[...]
Amazon signs agreement with ENGIE to procure 473MW of renewable energy from the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland
January 30, 2024
Amazon will secure more than half of the project’s clean energy capacity to help power its operations 30 January 2024 – Edinburgh. Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agr[...]
ENGIE to develop a 3 GW wind farm in Egypt
November 10, 2022
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, on the 8th of November, by consortium partners Orascom Construction PLC, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and ENGIE with the Egyptian Elect[...]
ENGIE and Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus sign a strategic partnership for solar energy in India
January 22, 2020
ENGIE and Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus (EIYP) announce today a strategic partnership for solar assets in India.