Join Claire Volkwyn, Head of Content for Enlit Africa, as she talks to Belinda Dawson about being a woman in Africa's energy industry.

Belinda is the Senior Technical Support Officer at the Electrical Department for Swartland Municipality and is the President of the Southern Africa Revenue Protection Association (SARPA). She is an experienced Revenue Protection Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical industry. She is skilled in customer service, data analysis, credit control and management, and has strong public relationship, investigative and negotiation skills.

Join Claire Volkwyn, Head of content for Enlit Africa, as she talks to Yolanda Mabuto about being a women in Africa's energy industry.

Mabuto fulfills many roles in her daily life including:

• South African Managing Director of Projects Development: Genesis Energy Group (UK Based organization operating across Africa),
• BRICS Member - Energy and Green Economy
• Chairperson – South African Institute of Electrical Engineers Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Chairperson and Board member of World Business Angel Investment Forum- Global Startup
• Founding Member of World Women Empowerment ( Estonian Based)
• Advisor & Member Women in Electricity
• International Accredited Angel Investor
• Executive Director of Africa Institute of Small Scale Mining

The role of women in the energy sector is not to be underestimated, nor is their contribution to multi-million-dollar utilities across Africa. During this Women in Energy podcast series, we speak to Dolapo Kukoyi, Board member, Kowry Energy.

Dolapo is one of the leading lawyers in Nigeria’s Power sector with extensive experience advising clients in the private sector, government agencies and regulators on a wide range of complex transactions.

Her transactional experience includes advising the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on the 213 billion naira Intervention Fund for the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry; and advising clients on the privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) assets in the Nigerian Power sector.

Dolapo played an active role as a member of a core negotiating team nominated by the Disco Roundtable and Investor Group (pressure groups created by bidders in the privatized Distribution Companies and the NIPP assets) to negotiate with the Nigerian Government and Regulators on issues common to them. She led a team working with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme and NERC on the recently released regulation for mini-grids; and is currently advising the Lagos State Government on the Light Up Lagos project to facilitate the delivery of 3000MW to Lagos State through embedded power generation.

The role of women in the energy sector is not to be underestimated, nor is their contribution to multi-million-dollar utilities across Africa. During this Women in Energy podcast series, we speak to Ndiarka Mbodji, Founder and CEO of Kowry Energy GmbH.

During her 15 year tenure with Rolls-Royce, Ndiarka gained extensive experience in supply chain, operational excellence, engineering and customer business.

Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Ndiarka worked for 7 years in the automotive industry where she has held several operational roles in supply chain management. With over 18 years working at senior levels in complex, global and regulated environments, she is a resourceful professional with a track record of planning and successfully delivering operational and financial results by leading multi-disciplinary teams in a global footprint.

Ndiarka, a French National with Senegalese heritage, holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Toulouse and is a graduate of TUCK2030 Global Leadership from Dartmouth Business School.

The role of women in the energy sector is not to be underestimated, nor is their contribution to multi-million-dollar utilities across Africa. During this Women in Energy podcast series, we are going to be speaking with a number of leading women in Africa’s power sector, showcasing their influence, the unique elements they bring to their roles and provide a little insight into the woman behind the job.

As part of our monthly focus on Women in Energy, we speak to Meike Wetsch, Unit Head: Capital & Funding Office, Coega Development Corporation.

We talk about belly dancing, Catherine the Great, Angela Merkel and the importance of diversity of age, race, gender in the world and the energ sector.

Financing the African energy transition

Finance, investment and strategy is your starting point for delivering on Africa's commitment to economic growth, energy access, climate change mitigation and more. In this session panellists will address the current financial landscape and discuss how to deliver on the energy transition the continent needs.

Discussion points

• Where will the necessary funding come from?
• How do we make Africa’s internal financial markets more robust and shock-resistant?
• What can governments do to incentivise investment that will facilitate the energy transition?
• Of the 5Ds of the energy transition (Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, Democratisation, Digitalisation, Deregulation), which needs most investment?

Moderator

Claire Volkwyn, Head of content, Enlit Africa, South Africa

Speakers

• Gillian-Alexandre Huart, CEO, ENGIE Energy Access, Belgium
• Mandy Rambharos, GM: Just Energy Transition Office, Eskom, South Africa
• Ashish Khanna, Practice Manager: West and Central Africa, World Bank, USA
• Ashish Kumar, Head of Innovation, Shell Foundation, United Kingdom
• Emeka Wosu, Business Development Director - Africa, Longi Solar, South Africa

The role of women in the energy sector is not to be underestimated, nor is their contribution to multi-million-dollar utilities across Africa. During this Women in Energy podcast series, we are going to be speaking with a number of leading women in Africa’s power sector, showcasing their influence, the unique elements they bring to their roles and provide a little insight into the woman behind the job.

As part of our monthly focus on Women in Energy, we speak this month to Isabel Fick, GM System Operator, Eskom.

We talk about the importance of the system operator, opportunities for women in engineering and gaining a bit of insight into the woman behind the job.

During the recent Enlit Africa digital event, we spoke with Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director Energy and Climate Change, for the City of Cape Town.

Among the things we spoke about were the plans the City has for the integration of small scale embedded generation, what it would take to ensure energy security for Cape Town and what the priorities are for the remainder of 2021.

Speakers:

Claire Volkwyn, head of content, Enlit Africa

Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director Energy and Climate Change, City of Cape Town