Damilola Ogunbiyi

Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy

Damilola Ogunbiyi is a global leader and advocate for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), which calls for access to reliable, affordable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. Ms Ogunbiyi is one of the Commissioners for the Global Commission to end energy poverty which is an initiative driven by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The Rockefeller Foundation. She is Co-Chair of the COP26 Energy Transition Council, a member of the Development Advisory Council of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a member of the Clean Cooking Alliance advisory board and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Oxford – Future of Cooling Programme, among others.

Articles by Damilola Ogunbiyi

  1. Solving energy poverty: power beyond the grid

    EnergyGlobal

    Off-grid and mini-grid electricity generation can bring immediate benefits across the SDGs. They offer a least-cost approach to electrification, yet investment in them remains limited. What needs to happen to ensure these technologies play their full part in tackling energy poverty?