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GWNET and Women in Power System Transformation (Women in PST) Initiative

Women in Power System Transformation Mentorship Program

The Women in Power System Transformation (Women in PST) Initiative and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) have launched a joint mentorship program to amplify the voices of women in energy and create a platform to enhance women’s participation and leadership in the transformation and decarbonization of power systems around the world. On this page, we are excited to present the inaugural cohort of mentees, a diverse group of 20 participants hailing from Africa, Asia, and North and South America, with a range of interests and areas of expertise.

The Women in PST initiative is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium. Its goal is to expand leadership and technical training opportunities for women in the power sector.

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About Women in Power System Transformation (Women in PST) Initiative: The Women in Power System Transformation (PST) initiative—formally launched at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented through the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the G-PST Consortium—was created to address educational and professional barriers to women’s entry and advancement in power system operation organizations. Learn more: Women in Power System Transformation Initiative – Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST)

View Mentees in this programme:

Adedoyin Inaolaji, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo
Amelia Vakataleibau Sowani, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Energy Fiji Limited
Bushra Rahman, Research Assistant, Independent University, Bangladesh
Cecilia Doyle, Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University
Chandinee Chandrasekaran, Graduate Student, University of Colorado
Emilly Atieno Olewe, Part time Instructor, Masinde Muliro University
Jahnavi Nadipi, Markets Strategy Engineer – Commercial, Plus Power
Kiran Siraj, Post Doc Fellow/Senior Consultant, LUMS Lahore/USAID PSIA
Mahitha Pillodi, Graduate Research Intern, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Malebusa Makhetha, MSc Sustainable Energy student, National University of Lesotho
Manisha Rauniyar, Engineer/Scientist, Electric Power Research Institute
Mayuri Roy Choudhury, Teaching Associate, Arizona State University
Nancy Cai Wu, Field Engineer, Vestas
Natalia Zilfa Hasanita, Officer engineer, PLN Indonesia
Natasha Justina Kumwenda, Energy Trader, ZESCO
Rosamma Thomas, Research Scholar, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Salma Bennai, PhD student, ENIT Tunisia and intern, NREL
Selasi Gedjah, Assistant Project Officer for improved cookstove distribution project, Ministry of Energy Ghana
Tetiana Mushynska, Director, Irshanska SES LLC
Yasmin de Moraes Ramírez, Research Assistant, Fraunhofer ISE

View Mentors in this programme:

Alex Pollock, Manager, Network Planning & Applications, AMSC
Barbara Fischer-Aupperle, Founding Partner, GWNET
Dudu Hadebe, Corporate Specialist, Grid Planning, Eskom
Genevieve Lietz, Lead Engineer – Power System Modelling, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Golbon Zakeri, Professor of Operations Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jarrad Wright, Senior Researcher, NREL
Jhi-Young Joo, Engineer – Distribution Automation Lead, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lina Ramirez, Research IV, NREL
Maitreyi Karthik, Deputy Programme Manager, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Marcelina Elzbieta Golebiewska, Independent Energy Expert
Maria Jarolin, Head of Internal Think Tank ‘System of the Future’, Elia
Mosimanegape Mhaladi, Energy Consultant, TM Energy Engineering Contractors
Noel Haynes, Managing Director, InvestinGreen.Energy
Rachel Porto, Global Head of Health, Safety, Sustainability and Quality, Corio Generation
Reena Suri, Executive Director, India Smart Grid Forum
Silvana Ovaitt, Researcher, Bifacial PV Analyst, NREL
Sunetra Chowdhury, Sasol-NRF Research Chair in Energy and Power Systems Modelling, University of Cape Town
Syofvi Felienty Roekman, Director of Human Capital and Management, PT PLN
Syukri M Nur, Lecturer, Darma Persada University
Thushara De Silva, Research Engineer (Grid Planning and Analysis Center), NREL

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