Born in Angola, Álvaro Brandão Pinto graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IST (Instituto Superior Técnico - Portugal) in 1979, in the field of Applied Thermodynamics.

In 1980 he started working at an Engineering Services Company, where he designed special installations for buildings and industrial facilities.

In 1981 he joined the National Civil Engineering Laboratory of Portugal, where he carried out research work on the thermal behavior of buildings.

In 1986, he joined the technical staff of an International Consulting Company, where he developed studies in the area of ​​energy and conceived restructuring plans for some industrial sectors, such as fertilizers and steel.

In 1989, he moved to a group that develops and implements various information systems to manage the operation, maintenance and energy performance of industrial equipment and installations.

In 1993 he joined an energy services group in Portugal where, as Chief Executive Officer, he was responsible for the development of several energy conservation projects, mainly cogeneration plants, as well as units for the production of electricity from renewable sources. This group was part of a joint venture that won a tender for the attribution of interconnection rights for 1,200 MW of wind projects.

Since 1996, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of COGEN Portugal, the National Association for Energy Efficiency, having assumed the presidency of this governing body in recent terms. As an executive member of this Association, he was deeply involved in the elaboration and updating of the legal framework applicable to decentralized energy production in Portugal.

In 2010 he joined the NOVENERGIA Group, now assuming the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding. NOVENERGIA has been 100% owned since 2019 by the TOTAL EREN Group, which develops renewable energy projects (Hydro, Wind and Solar) in several countries, with a total installed capacity in operation of more than 2200 MW.