Viviana Núñez de Urquidi

Energy Operations Analyst at the Inter-American Development Bank

Energy sector professional with over 10 years of experience across multilateral development banks, government, and the private sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. Deep expertise in energy policy and regulatory reform, institutional design, and private sector participation — built through direct experience as a senior advisor inside Mexico's national energy regulator during its landmark market liberalization, as a compliance and regulatory specialist at a major multinational energy company, and as an energy operations specialist at the World Bank Group and IDB's Energy Division. Proven track record preparing and supervising large-scale sovereign-guaranteed operations, conducting high-level policy dialogue with governments and regulators, and authoring knowledge products on energy transition, clean hydrogen, and energy security. Committed to advancing the decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization of power systems across LAC.