Mehmet Özcan

Mehmet Özcan is working as a Principle Consultant in MRC Turkey. Prior to that, Mehmet has managerial experience for more than 5 years in Akkuyu Nuclear Power Project with an total investment of 20 billion USD dollars (2015-2021). Moreover, he has more than 10 years of experience in regulation of energy markets and preparation of market development reports as an energy expert in Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority. Key qualifications of Mehmet are listed as below: - 3 years of experience in Ministry of Environment and Urbanization as the focal point of Turkey for the relations with European Environmental Agency and conducting of tasks related to environmental impact assessment (2001-2004), - Academic background related to “climate change”, “energy policy”, “carbon trade” and “environmental economics and finance” (Phd courses have been completed with a cumulative GPA of 3,78 out of 4,00) , - Academic knowledge and practical experience in energy tariffs and trade of renewable energy based electricity, regulation of “Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin Certificate” within the scope of cross border carbon adjustment of EU, - Ability to conduct and comprehend economic and financial analysis of energy and environmental projects, - Having regulatory perspective; private investment company perspective together with academic perspective in energy and environmental markets, - Good understanding and practical experience in energy sector reforms from regulatory perspective, - Practical experience in preparation of energy market development reports and presentation of reports in International and National Meetings/Seminars, - Ability to develop social interactions based on mutual trust and respect, - Having extensive business network with government agencies, academies and industries related to energy and environmental markets, - Quick access to any kind of information in energy and environmental markets whenever needed due to my extensive business network of information in energy and environmental markets whenever needed due to my extensive business network. Mehmet is holding B.Sc. degree in Department of Environmental Engineering from Middle East Technical University, and MSc Degree in Department of Industrial Engineering from METU. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate in Earth System Science Department in the same university