“my goal is to undertake solar pv mini-grid through the...
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Omar V. Al SherifElectrical Engineer
Rural and RenewableEnergy Agency
“My goal is to undertakeSolar PV Mini-Gridprojects in Liberia
through the Smart VillageProgram. As an electrical
Engineer at Rural andRenewable Energy, My
responsibility is to reviewproject documents underthe scaling up Renewable
Energy Program inLiberia.”
NwabisaNtshamba
Electrical EngineerAECOM South Africa
“My passion is toempower off grid rural
areas throughelectrification. Being part
of this conference Iintend to learn more
about micro-gridinstallation and the
challenges that are facedby micro-grid
electrification.”
Ester HamatwiResearch Assistant
University of KwaZulu-Natal
“Being part of the PowerAfrica Conference is a
great platform for me tonetwork and interact with
the skilled andsuccessful Smart Villageentrepreneurs. This will
strengthen myentrepreneurial skills
which will aid me to fulfillmy dream of becomingan aspiring leader and asuccessful Smart Village
Entrepreneur.”
Mathy MpassyPrincipal ConsultantEnergy One Africa
“Democratic Republic ofCongo has very low
electrification rate whichbadly impacts teachers workand education quality; I planto launch a project enablingrent to a ownership of solarhome systems through pay-as-you-go mechanism andtargeting teachers. I expect
this conference to be theplace to learn more on how to
launch this kind of project;meet experienced
professionals; share ideasand get insights on how to
raise funds.”
Mukhobeh MosesKhaukha
Executive Director Hands of Action, Uganda
“I want to learn newmodel of technologies forcommunity usage so thatI can work together withmy Bududa community. I
want to move thecommunity towards clean
efficientenergy consumption
practices whilepromoting gender
equality, Networking andopening functioning
energy center in each subcounty.”
William ThompsonElectrical Engineer
Rural and RenewableEnergy Agency
“I am very passionate toattend the Livingstone,Zambia Power Africa
Conference as an IEEESmart Village
Ambassador. I am of theconviction that this
Conference will provideme the technical andcreative medium of
expanding my mini gridto meet-up the current
demand of potentialcustomers in Totota. .”
Amy NabiliouProject Manager
Energy Services Company(ESCO – TOGO)
“I have come to meet other peoplewho have similar vision to mine
and connect to some solar systemscomponents suppliers in order todeal with solar panels and other
accessories including chargecontrollers, inverters and batteries.I want to learn more about micro
grids and how to contributeefficiently to the rural
electrification in my country wherethe utility company “Compagnied’Energie Electrique du Togo”
(CEET) still has the monopoly ofthe distribution of electricity .”
Nahla KhaireddineStudent
ISSAT Tunisia
“My goal is to make animpact in electrification on
the African continent,attending the IEEE PowerAfrica 2016 conference is
the best opportunity toachieve this goal by metinga such great team of IEEE
Smart Villageambassadors, networkingwith them and share goodtechnical experiences from
all over the world.”