Expertise: Renewable energy
Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. She is also a Commissioner for the Global Commission to End Energy Poverty and the Co-Chair of the COP26 Energy Transition Council. She is a global leader and advocate for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), which calls for access to reliable, affordable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Prior to joining SEforALL, Mrs. Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency where she was responsible for successfully negotiating the Nigerian Electrification Project which is a USD 550 million facility (World Bank USD 350m and African Development Bank USD 200m) to rapidly construct solar mini grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria to close energy access gaps. She also conceptualised the Energizing Economies Initiative, which provides sustainable and affordable off-grid power solutions to economic clusters, including markets and industrial clusters in Nigeria, that is estimated to impact 1.2 million SMEs.
Mrs. Ogunbiyi maintains a keen interest in mentoring and empowering young people through skills acquisitions. She created the Lagos State Energy Academy to build the capacity of young people in renewable energy technology, and the Energizing Education Programme (EEP) which launched a Female STEM Student Internship Programme to provide hands-on practical experience in designing and constructing power systems for 700 female undergraduates.
Damilola Ogunbiyi on how to bridge the energy gap in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgF2xBmzJVM
COVID-19 highlights need for affordable clean energy for all | Damilola Ogunbiyi weighs in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdkyLNLLIs
Cleaning Up Episode 62: Damilola Ogunbiyi ‘Energy – The red Thread Through the SDGs’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcpNOmm1pMw
#betd21 Damilola Ogunbiyi, Francesco La Camera & Dr Jürgen Zattler – High Level Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqqdW6CS0E
