Senior Energy Specialist
areas of expertise
- Renewable Energy
- rural electrification planning
- Off-grid solutions and mini-grid development.
education
- Undergrad Engineering,University of Oxford
- Master of Engineering,University of Oxford
Elizabeth is an engineer and Renewable Energy Specialist with over 15 years’ experience developing renewable energy projects and rural electrification planning with a particular focus on off-grid solutions and mini-grid development. Most recently, Elizabeth worked with the Rural Electrification Programme of the Ministry of Energy & Minerals Development (MEMD) of Uganda as a Senior Renewable Energy Officer and was instrumental in developing and implementing the ‘Promotion of Mini-Grids’ project, co-financed by the government of Germany and the EU together with the government of Uganda, a path-breaking project which successfully leveraged private finance to install mini-grids in rural areas sustainably.
Elizabeth is passionate about advancing technology whilst preserving the natural environment through renewable energy which has been demonstrated by her consistent work in the sector throughout her career.
Previously, she was an Energy Consultant with Deloitte East Africa where she was regional team leader for Capacity Development in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania for a World Bank funded project which supported small & medium-sized energy service companies by providing financing through the Rural Electrification Agencies (REAs); prior to this she was the Uganda Country Representative for IT Power Group (UK) where she provided GIS expertise in preparation of bid packages for the Ministry of Energy & Minerals Development, Uganda for the World Bank funded IREMP (Indicative Rural Electrification Master Plan) project. She also previously worked as a Research Scholar under the Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) project with the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) of Princeton University, USA that carried out assessments of alternative transition strategies from today’s energy system towards widespread use of hydrogen as an energy carrier.