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Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program 2024

To empower women as leaders of change and promote best practices towards gender diversity and inclusion in the energy storage sector, the Secretariat of the Energy Storage Partnership, hosted by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), is once again collaborating with the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) to launch a mentoring program specifically for women in energy storage.

 

This program provides a unique opportunity to help shape the future of energy storage while advancing women’s leadership in the sector. Now in its third cohort, the “Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program” is designed to accelerate the careers of women who are currently in junior and mid-level technical or management positions, and aspires to support these mentees set and work towards concrete career goals with a strategic approach. The program aims to increase women’s representation and permanence at managerial and decision-making levels, and in technical positions, ultimately advancing the energy transition. The initiative also sets out to foster gender-transformative approaches that aim for social change, encourage networking, and promote the development of innovative ideas. 

 

About Energy Storage Partnership (ESP): ESP is a global partnership convened by the World Bank Group to foster international cooperation to adapt and develop energy storage solutions for developing countries. Today, the unique requirements of developing countries’ grids are not yet fully considered in the current battery storage market – even though these countries may have the largest potential for battery deployment. Recognizing the need to catalyze a new market for batteries and other energy storage solutions in developing countries, ESP aims to promote a better understanding of energy storage solutions in developing countries by focusing on: Power systems and safety; Test beds for knowledge and capacity building; Testing protocols and validation of performance; Flexible sector coupling; Decentralized energy storage solutions and mini-grids; Procurement frameworks and enabling policies; and Recycling systems and standards. For more information, please visit ESMAP-website.

 

About Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP): ESMAP is a global knowledge and technical assistance partnership administered by the World Bank and funded by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, the Rockefeller Foundation, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as the World Bank. ESMAP’s mission is to assist clients–low and middle-income countries–to increase know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth. For more information, visit: www.esmap.org.

  • Aqsa Mumtaz, Energy Manager, Liberty Mills Limited, Pakistan

  • Azeezat Dasola Kolawole, Senior Design Engineer, Rensource Energy Limited, Nigeria

  • Doris Noah, Research Assistant and Project Lead, Tennessee State University and Energyka Organisation, United States

  • Elia Nauroz Ali, Application Research Engineer, ETRC, Pakistan

  • Emmanuella Brown Fasinu, Research Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

  • Hoang Thi Huong Giang, R&D Staff, Vinatech Vina Co. Ltd, Vietnam

  • Juliana Lanyero, Chief Executive Officer, cloudGreen, Uganda

  • Lilian Elizabeth Simiyu, 247 Carbon Free Energy Intern, Sustainable Energy for All, Kenya

  • Lourdjina Tham, Energy Access Analyst, Trama TecnoAmbiental, Mexico

  • Maria Marcela Fragozo, Lead Process Engineer, Vicoma Consultancy & Engineering, The Netherlands

  • Maryam, Energy Systems Engineer Consultant, TUYES, Turkiye

  • Matilda Chioma Obuh, Commercial Specialist, ENGIE Energy Access, Nigeria

  • Megna Rajagopal, Clean Energy Market Research Analyst, Solarabic, United Arab Emirates

  • Michelle Tiong, Postdoc Researcher, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China

  • Nomathemba Ndlovu, Teaching Assistant, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe

  • Ogechi Vivian Nwadiaru, Researcher, University of Massachusetts, United States

  • Oghenetega Ishaya, Commercials Associate, Elektron Energy, Nigeria

  • Patricia Poloni, Project and Engineering Coordinator, Micropower Energy, Brazil

  • Pinar Soyuguz, System Engineer, DATA Energy, Storage, R&D, Industry Co., Turkiye

  • Tasneem Jahan Himu, Senior Engineer, Bangla Trac Ltd. (BanglaCAT), Bangladesh

  • Zsaria Diaz, Senior Associate, RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute), Trinidad & Tobago

  • Aradhna Pandarum
    Debmalya Sen
    Dr Ammu Susanna Jacob
    Dr Renita Dubey
    Eneida Gongora
    Gazinga Abdullah
    Hemangi Borole
    Jessica Lau
    Julia Souders
    Nalu Tacini Feracioli
    Nan Zhao
    Rahul Sharma
    Renesh Thakoordeen
    Roula Inglesi-Lotz
    Samson Mhlanga
    Sandra Chavez
    Sarah McCormack
    Sarah Ouziaux
    Sedef Budak
    Sigra Sharma
    Yiheng Hu

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