Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
Before joining SEforALL, Damilola Ogunbiyi was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency and responsible for successfully negotiating the Nigerian Electrification Project, a USD 550 million facility to rapidly construct solar mini-grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria. 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.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.
Mrs. Ogunbiyi previously worked as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Power and Head of the Advisory Power Team in the Office of the Vice President. She was responsible for the Power Sector Recovery Programme, which is a series of policy actions, operational, governance and financial interventions to be implemented by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Before joining the Federal Government of Nigeria, Mrs. Ogunbiyi was the first female to be appointed as the General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board, as well as serving as Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Public-Private Partnerships. Prior to her appointment, she was a consultant for the United Kingdom Department for International Development on public-private partnerships.
