This list covers experts, advocates and policymakers who will likely shape Nigeria’s off-grid clean energy policy debates and deployment for years to come. This list aims to highlight people who have significant influence over policy, support off-grid energy installation and have experience deploying and managing assets.
While Nigeria’s off-grid energy sector has many key players and stakeholders, we couldn’t include them all. So instead, we tried to select players in different segments, which we believe will be focused on over the next couple of years. Our list includes C&I developers, mini-grid developers and public servants leading special electrification programmes. No matter where the people on this list are in a couple of years, their current organisations or not, one thing will remain constant, their expertise and intricate knowledge of Nigeria’s off-grid sector, which is where we believe their influence comes from.
Public Sector
- Anita Otubu, Head Programme Management Unit, Nigeria Electrification Project – REA
- Suleiman Babamanu, Head, Solar Naija Programme – SNP
- Ahmad Salihijo, MD, Rural Electrification Agency – REA
- Sanusi Ohiare, Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund – REA
Private Sector
- Bolade Soremekun, CEO, Rubitec Solar
- Femi Adeyemo, CEO, Arnegy Energy
- Segun Adaju, CEO, Consistent Energy/President, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria – REAN
- Doseke Akporiaye, MD, Oolu Solar Nigeria
- Hannah Kabir, CEO/MD, Creeds Energy
- Habiba Ali, CEO, Sosai Renewable Energies
- Bankole Cardoso, MD, Engie Energy Access
- Olu Aruike, Country Manager, Husk Power Systems
- Ifeanyi Orajiaka, CEO, GVE Projects
- Olusegun Odunaiya, CEO, Havenhill Synergy Limited
- Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, CEO, Cold Hubs
- Umezulora Chuks, CEO, Auxano Solar
- Alex Obiechina, CEO, ACOB Lighting
- James Shoetan, Head of Business Development, CrossBoundary Energy
- Yusuf Suleiman, CEO Blue Camel Energy
Development Partners/Financers
- Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO, SEforAll
- Ina Hommers, Country Director, GIZ Nigeria
- Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank – AfDB
- Muhammad Wakil, CFA – Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
- Duke Benjamin, Head of Programme, Nigerian Energy Support Programme – NESP
- Wiebe Boer CEO, All On Energy
- Tunde Gbajumo, Deputy Chief of Party, Nigeria Power Sector Programmes –NPSP