Dr. Ralf Bucher started his career as commissioning engineer with Voith Siemens Hydro. working 21 years with Lahmeyer International and Tractebel/ENGIE in consultancy, he gained work experience in 30+ countries in large-scale power generation and transmission projects up to 500 kV AC and DC. Ralf was Project Director for the Worldbank-financed 2,000 MW direct current Ethiopia-Kenya Interconnector. From 2023 to 2026 Ralf headed the German branch of H&MV Engineering which is a high voltage specialist company with a total of 1,750 staff focussing on 380 kV grid connections for hyperscale data centers and GW-scale BESS. Recently he moved into a European Chairperson role providing strategic knowledge to the leadership team.- Dr. Ralf Bucher started his career as commissioning engineer with Voith Siemens Hydro. Working 21 years with Lahmeyer International and Tractebel/ENGIE in consultancy, he gained work experience in 30+ countries in large-scale power generation and transmission projects up to 500 kV AC and DC. Ralf was Project Director for the Worldbank-financed 2,000 MW direct current Ethiopia-Kenya Interconnector. From 2023 to 2026 Ralf headed the German branch of H&MV Engineering which is a high voltage specialist company with a total of 1,750 staff focussing on 380 kV grid connections for hyperscale data centers and GW-scale BESS. Recently he moved into a European Chairperson role providing strategic knowledge to the leadership team.
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