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Sub-Saharan Africa Stimulus Strategy
Energy challenges are one of the common features of current disruptions in sub-Saharan African countries in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ola is an Associate in Rocky Mountain Institute’s Africa, Islands, and Southeast Asia Program. Ola works with stakeholders in the energy sector to develop on and off grid solutions that accelerate the transition to an Africa with affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all.
Background
Prior to joining RMI, Ola completed an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures at Imperial College where his research explored the feasibility of exporting solar energy from the Sahara Desert to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Before this, he worked as a research analyst at an economic research firm in Nigeria where he led studies on productivity and development in the Nigerian economy.
Education
MSc, Sustainable Energy Futures, Imperial College London
BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
Location
Nigeria
Authored Works
Blog
Synchronizing Agriculture and Distributed Energy Can Reduce Nigeria’s Oil Dependency
What if it was possible to boost both national and local economies while increasing energy access and saving rural residents money? That is exactly the opportunity in Nigeria, where COVID-19 impacts and the ensuing oil price collapse have made foreign exchange scarce, threatening an economy that relies heavily on…