Before joining SEforALL, Damilola Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency and responsible for successfully negotiating within 18 months the Nigerian Electrification Project which is a USD 550m facility (World Bank USD 350m and AfDB USD 200m) to rapidly construct solar mini-grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria. Legit.ng learnt from a Premium Times reports that Damilola will be working with the CoP president, Alok Sharma, as contained in the statement from the government on Monday, September 21.

Before joining SEforALL, Damilola Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency and responsible for successfully negotiating within 18 months the Nigerian Electrification Project which is a USD 550m facility (World Bank USD 350m and AfDB USD 200m) to rapidly construct solar mini-grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria. SHOW YOUR PATRIOTIC SIDE! She also conceptualized the Energizing Economies Initiative, which provides sustainable and affordable off-grid power solutions to economic clusters, including markets and industrial clusters in Nigeria. Damilola Ogunbiyi, one of such Nigerians, has been appointed by the UK government as a co-chair of the UN Climate Change Conference’s Energy Transition Council. Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! It should be noted that Damilola was suspended by the minister of power, Sale Mamman, over some allegations in 2019. The UK CoP President, Alok Sharma will chair the council alongside Ogunbiyi, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All. Damilola Ogunbiyi, one of such Nigerians, has been appointed by the UK government as a co-chair of the UN Climate Change Conference’s Energy Transition Council. She was also responsible for the Energizing Education Programme which will provide uninterrupted electricity to 37 federal universities and seven teaching hospitals through off-grid captive power. Join Facebook to connect with Damilọla Ogunbiyi and others you may know. Prior to her appointment, she was a consultant for the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID) on public-private partnerships. Nigerians keep flying the nation's flag high in representing the country well internationally. I’m proud to join SEforALL and continue to focus our efforts on closing energy access gaps, showing that a clean energy transition is possible, and working to give everyone the opportunity of a prosperous, dignified, and healthy life. Photos sources: Getty Images/Premium TimesSource: UGC. Bloomberg reports that the Nigerian is very passionate about inclusion concerning race/ethnicity, gender, and life experience. Kikelomo was also a senior associate of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP for five years and 9 months.

Mrs. Ogunbiyi maintains a keen interest in mentoring and empowering young people through skills acquisitions. In June 2020, she was named by the United States International Development Finance Corporation Board of Directors among the first members of the agency’s inaugural Development Advisory Council. Before joining the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), Mrs. Ogunbiyi was the first female to be appointed as the General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board, which is responsible for public lighting, independent power projects and energy development in Lagos State. Damilola previously worked as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Power and Head of the Advisory Power Team (APT) in the Office of the Vice President. Damilola Ogunbiyi, the first woman head of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, has been appointed to lead the UN’s efforts to bring clean energy to the world’s poorest.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian Kikelomo “Kike” Lawal also got appointed as the executive vice president and chief legal officer of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

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PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile app to enjoy the latest news update. Required fields are marked *. Ogunbiyi is due to take on her new role as UN special representative for sustainable energy and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) in early next year. Under her leadership, five independent power projects were completed to deliver over 55 megawatts of power to Lagos State hospitals, schools, streetlights and the Government secretariat. She was a former senior aide to the president on power and also the head of the advisory power team. Watch Damilola's interview with CNBC Africa on how to bridge the energy gap in Africa.

Prior to her appointment, she was the chief legal officer, ombudsman, and corporate secretary of Interac Corp for 12 years and eight months. In renewable energy, she completed a 5MW decentralized solar project for 213 schools and clinics in Lagos State. CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy, Damilola Ogunbiyi: How Nigeria is using the pandemic to build a sustainable energy future, Damilola Ogunbiyi and Riccardo Puliti: Energy access takes center stage in COVID-19 fight, powering Africa's recovery, Damilola Ogunbiyi: Power in a pandemic - why energy access matters during coronavirus, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework, Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development, Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, interview with CNBC Africa on how to bridge the energy gap in Africa, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It added that the action would help other countries have access to great clean power technologies in areas like energy and storage, among others. The statement by the UK government also said that there would be a drive to meet zero carbon emission commitments.

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