Hubert Lemmens obtained a Master Degree in Engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1977). He also holds a Degree from the Vlerick Business School and the “General Management Program” from CEDEP in Fontainebleau (2000).
After several positions in the Electricity sector, he joined in 2003 the Elia Management Board, where he was successively Director of System Operation, Maintenance and Research & Innovation. He was deeply involved in the unbundling process and the start up of the Belgian System operator Elia from 1999 on. From 2006 to 2008, Hubert Lemmens acted as coordinator of the European Wind Integration Study, a first of its kind study supported by the European Commission. He contributed to the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SETPlan) of the European Commission as the driving force of the European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI). Hubert chaired the ENTSO-E R&D committee for 3 years and led the development of the first R&D Roadmap of ENTSO-E. He also represented the Elia Group in GO15, the association of the 18 largest power grid operators of the world.
In the course of his career Hubert build a broad experience in Power economics. Thanks to his international contacts with European and global power companies, he became familiarized with different business models and organisations in the power sector.
Since February 2016 Hubert Lemmens continues his career as an independent consultant.
2016 Achievements:
- Management consultancy for Solfa iasbl, an international non for profit organisation: on a voluntary basis, design and implementation of an ERP system for a small social factory in DRC.
- GO15 Contribution to OSCE publication "Protecting Electricity Networks from Natural Hazards"
- Member of the TETRA jury organized by the Flemish Government, Agency Innovation and Undertaking.
- Cameroun: report for the governement of Cameroun regarding modalities for the implementation of third party access to the electricity grid, as a subcontractor of CPCS (Canadian Pacific Consultancy Services).