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World Energy Council


Formation	11 July 1924; 100 years ago (1924-07-11)
Type	Charity
Legal status	Foundation
Purpose	Energy issues
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Region served	Global
Membership	Member Committees in 92 countries + 2 direct members
Secretary General	Angela Wilkinson
Chair	Michael Howard
Main organ	World Energy Congress
Affiliations	WEC Foundation WEC Services Limited
Website	www.worldenergy.org
Formerly called	World Power Conference World Energy Conference

The World Energy Council is a global forum for thought-leadership and tangible engagement with headquarters in London. Its mission is 'To promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all people'.

The idea for the foundation of the Council came from Daniel Nicol Dunlop in the 1920s. He wanted to gather experts from all around the world to discuss current and future energy issues. He organised in 1923 first national committees, which organised the first World Power Conference (WPC) in 1924. 1,700 experts from 40 countries met in London to discuss energy issues. The meeting was a success and the participants decided on 11 July 1924 to establish a permanent organisation named World Power Conference. Dunlop was elected as its first Secretary General. In 1968 the name was changed to World Energy Conference, and in 1989 it became the World Energy Council.

The World Energy Council is the principal impartial network of leaders and practitioners promoting an affordable, stable and environmentally sensitive energy system for the greatest benefit of all. Formed in 1923, the Council is the UN-accredited global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum, with more than 3,000 member organisations located in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy-related stakeholders. The World Energy Council informs global, regional and national energy strategies by hosting high-level events, publishing authoritative studies, and working through its extensive member network to facilitate the world’s energy policy dialogue. Today, the Council has Member Committees established in over 90 countries, which represent over 3,000 member organizations including governments, industry and expert institutions. The World Energy Council covers all energy resources and technologies of energy supply and demand.

The World Energy Council hosts the World Energy Congress, which is the world's largest and most influential energy event covering all aspects of the energy agenda. Staged every three years, the Congress provides a platform for energy leaders and experts in all aspects of the sector to address the challenges and opportunities facing suppliers and consumers of energy. The 2019 edition took place in Abu Dhabi from 9–12 September, where it was announced that Saint Petersburg will be the host city for the next World Energy Congress in 2022.

The World Energy Council's publications include annual releases like the World Energy Trilemma Index, which compares Energy security, equity and environmental sustainability on a country-by-country basis (also available as an online tool), as well as Insights Briefs on current energy topics such as Blockchain.

Member Committees

As of March 2019 the World Energy Council has 87 member committees and 2 countries which have direct membership. Organisations in countries where the World Energy Council does not yet have an active member committee can join the Council under a direct membership.

Algeria

Argentina

Armenia

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

Bolivia

Bosnia

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Canada

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cyprus

DR Congo

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong, China

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

Panama

Poland

Romania

Senegal

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tanzania

Thailand

Vietnam

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United States

Uruguay

World Energy Congresses

London, 1924
Berlin, 1930
Washington, 1936
London, 1950
Vienna, 1956
Melbourne, 1962
Moscow, 1968
Bucharest, 1971
Detroit, 1974
Istanbul, 1977
Munich, 1980
New Delhi, 1983
Cannes, 1986
Montreal, 1989
Madrid, 1992
Tokyo, 1995
Houston, 1998
Buenos Aires, 2001
Sydney, 2004
Rome, 2007
Montreal, 2010
Daegu, 2013
Istanbul, 2016
Abu Dhabi, 2019
Rotterdam, 2024

Chairs

1995–1998: John Baker
1998–2001: Jim Adam
2001–2004: Antonio del Rosario
2004–2007: André Caillé
2007–2013: Pierre Gadonneix
2013–2016: Marie-José Nadeau
2016–2019: Younghoon David Kim
2019–2022: Jean-Marie Dauger
2022–present: Michael Howard

Secretaries General

1924–1928: Daniel Nicol Dunlop
1928–1966: Charles Gray
1966–1986: Eric Ruttley
1986–1998: Ian Lindsay
1998–2008: Gerald Doucet
2008–2009: Kieran O'Brian (acting)
2009–2019: Christoph Frei
2019–present: Angela Wilkinson

Officers

MICHAEL HOWARD, Chair
LEONHARD BIRNBAUM, Chair – Studies Committee
IBRAHIM AL-MUHANNA, Vice Chair – Special Responsibility Gulf States & Middle East
MATAR AL NEYADI, Vice Chair – UAE Organizing Committee, World Energy Congress 2019, Abu Dhabi
KLAUS-DIETER BARBKNECHT, Vice Chair – Finance
ALEXANDRE PERRA, Vice Chair – Europe
OLEG BUDARGIN, Vice Chair – Responsibility for Regional Development
JOSÉ DA COSTA CARVALHO NETO, Chair – Programme Committee
CLAUDIA CRONENBOLD, Vice Chair – Latin America&Caribbean
ROBERT HANF, Vice Chair – North America
ELHAM IBRAHIM, Vice Chair – Africa
SHIGERU MURAKI, Vice Chair – Asia Pacific & South Asia
JOSÉ ANTONIO VARGAS LLERAS, Chair – Communications & Strategy Committee
YOUNGHOON DAVID KIM, Past Chair

References

Wright, Rebecca; Shin, Hiroki; Trentmann, Frank (2013). From World Power Conference to World Energy Council: 90 Years of Energy Cooperation, 1923 - 2013 (PDF). World Energy Council. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-946121-31-1. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
Wright, Rebecca; Shin, Hiroki; Trentmann, Frank (2013). From World Power Conference to World Energy Council: 90 Years of Energy Cooperation, 1923 - 2013 (PDF). World Energy Council. p. 8. ISBN 978 0 946121 31 1. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"World Energy Council". unterm.un.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04.
"About the World Energy Council". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"WEC19". WEC19. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
World Energy Council (2018). "World Energy Trilemma Index" (PDF). World Energy Council. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
"WEC Energy Trilemma Index Tool". trilemma.worldenergy.org. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"World Energy Insights Brief | Blockchain: Anthology of Interviews". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"Vietnam becomes the Council's newest direct member". www.worldenergy.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
"World Energy Council Members". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"World Energy Congress". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

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