António Guterres, UN
secretary-general, has appointed Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi as his special
representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and co-chairperson of
United Nations-Energy.
Farhan Haq, UN spokesman,
announced the development on Tuesday in New York.
Haq also announced that the
agency’s administrative board also appointed Ogunbiyi as the chief executive
officer of SEforALL.
Ogunbiyi, the first female
managing director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), will take over
from Rachel Kyte of the UK as special representative, co-chair of United
Nations-Energy, and CEO of SEforALL.
“Ms Ogunbiyi brings extensive
leadership experience and a track record of supporting energy access in
Sub-Saharan Africa to these roles,” a statement on the UN website reads.
“She was the first woman to be
appointed as Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency.
She is also responsible for implementing the Nigerian Off-Grid Electrification
Programme and successfully negotiating the Nigerian Electrification Project, to
rapidly construct solar mini-grids and deploy solar home systems across Nigeria.
“She also developed the
Energizing Economies Initiative and Energizing Education Programme, which
provides sustainable and affordable off-grid power solutions. Before joining
the Federal Government of Nigeria, Ms Ogunbiyi was the first woman 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 serving millions of people across the State.
“Prior to this, she consulted for
the United Kingdom Department for International Development on public-private
partnerships.”
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