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.” 

Stanley TshogaDirector

Green energy InitiativesProgrammes

“Through the IEEE PowerAfrica Conference , I want

to learn aboutsustainable powering ofagriculture and socialinfrastructure which is

off- grid. .”