Luqman Ali
Luqman Ali
Speaker
Director, North American Power & LNG

S&P Global Ratings

United States

Luqman Ali is an Associate Director in S&P Global Ratings Global Infrastructure Group. He is based out of New York. As a member

of the North American Energy Infrastructure practice, Luqman is responsible for all aspects of the credit rating process pertaining to

unregulated power and LNG issuers located in the U.S. and Canada. His coverage primarily includes large corporates and

project finance entities, and he has worked on numerous rating engagements during his time at S&P, including those with atypical

transaction structures and operating profiles. Luqman is also an active member of rating committees and routinely engages with

issuers and investors on analytical education topics and credit views.

Prior to joining S&P in 2019, Luqman spent nearly seven years at GE Capital, where he covered a portfolio of power companies

across the world. He was involved in the underwriting process of GE Capital’s debt book and established a strong understanding of

the global energy industry landscape during that time. 

Luqman is a CFA Charterholder and an MBA from Institute of Business Management in Pakistan.

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Power & Renewables

Boogie to the Beat: Conventional Power

Ahmed Pasha
Chief Financial Officer, US Utilities and Conventional Generation,
The AES Corporation
Luqman Ali
Director, North American Power & LNG,
S&P Global Ratings
Ethan Paterno
Managing Consultant,
PA Consulting
Moderator
Neil Davids
Managing Director - Energy - Infrastructure & Transition Investment Banking at CIBC,
CIBC Capital Markets

Conventional energy has powered progress globally for roughly two centuries. With the entrance of renewable power and transition focused assets, how are these centralized generators/operators answering? 

  • How much longer will conventional power be the main source of energy in the US? 

  • How are utilities responding to increased push from customers to more renewable forms of energy? 

  • Do IPPs have the capacity to help utilities deal with the heavy carbon emissions or will utilities have to tackle them internally?