17 March 2026
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- Bilbao City Council honoured the Orkestra researcher at the 7th edition of the ‘Bilbao Migrant Woman’ awards.
- This municipal initiative aims to highlight the contribution of women from migrant backgrounds to the city’s social, economic, and cultural life.
- Since 2022, Mosquera has been part of Orkestra’s Energy and Environment Lab, where she carries out work addressing the energy transition from an integrated perspective of environmental sustainability, competitiveness, and wellbeing.
Stephanía Mosquera, a researcher at Orkestra, was awarded at the seventh edition of the 'Awards for Migrant Women in Bilbao' by Bilbao City Council. This municipal initiative, organised by the Local Immigration Council, aims to highlight the contribution made by migrant women to the city's social, economic and cultural life.
On Friday 13 March, a ceremony was held at Bilbao City Hall to honour Mosquera and five other migrant women. The ceremony was presided over by the mayor, Amaia Arregi. Stephanía Mosquera received an award in the ‘Woman Scientist’ category, which recognises women who have contributed to science, technology or research.
During the ceremony, she emphasised that migrating 'is not easy, as it involves starting afresh and building new networks', but stressed that 'when we are surrounded by people who support us and a city that opens its doors to us, that path becomes possible'. She also thanked her colleagues at Orkestra for making her feel part of the community.
About Stephanía Mosquera
Originally from Cali in Colombia, Stephanía Mosquera has over a decade of experience in academia and research. She is an economist by training, holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics and a PhD in Engineering (specialising in Industrial Engineering) from Universidad del Valle. She did part of her doctoral research at the Energy Centre at EPFL (Switzerland), focusing on the measurement and assessment of financial risk in electricity markets.
- Her research activity has focused on analysing energy markets, paying particular attention to modelling electricity and natural gas prices, their volatility, and the associated risks. This work is directly linked to the impact of energy prices on business competitiveness and household wellbeing, addressing phenomena such as inflation and energy poverty. She also analyses the influence of climate change on electricity price dynamics and energy vulnerability. In recent years, he has expanded her research agenda to critical raw materials, energy geopolitics, and regional competitiveness. Her work has been published in high-impact international journals such as Energy Economics and Energy Policy.
- Teaching experience: Mosquera has taught at the Open University of Catalonia, EAFIT University and Universidad del Valle, delivering courses in finance, financial risk, financial mathematics and macroeconomics.
Since November 2022, she has been a researcher at Orkestra’s Energy and Environment Lab, where she continues to develop her research into energy markets and key areas that are vital for the competitiveness and wellbeing of the Basque Country. These areas include the role of electricity grids and the social acceptance of local renewable energy projects, which are necessary for the region's sustainable transition.
Mosquera is also a member of the Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance for a Sustainable Future research group at the University of Deusto, and acts as a teaching facilitator on the Master's in Continuing Education in Innovation and Technology (MDIT) programme, specifically the Sustainable Transition and Decarbonisation module.
Her work takes an integrated approach to the energy transition, considering environmental sustainability, competitiveness and wellbeing. Within this framework, she analyses how changes in the energy system affect household vulnerability and emphasises the importance of designing inclusive policies that cater for the most vulnerable groups.
She also incorporates a gender perspective into her analysis of phenomena such as energy poverty and participation in renewable energy projects, thereby helping to drive progress towards a fairer and more inclusive energy transition.
