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Lolade Abiola

Lolade Abiola

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Global Energy Transition Leader | Sustainable Development Advocate | Renewable Energy Specialist | Aviation, Logistics & Strategy Expert

  • Education

    • The Renewables Energy Academy, Germany (RENAC)

      2014 - 2014
      Renewables

    • Cabair School of Flying

      2006 - 2007
      Private Pilots License Aviation

    • King's College London

      2002 - 2005
      Computer science BSc Information Technology

      Activities and Societies: Hockey team

    • Cranfield University

      2005 - 2007
      Master of Science AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

  • Experience

    • Caverton Helicopters

      Mar 2007 - Dec 2019

      Coordinating key operations and strategy of the company and managing contract portfolio for IOC clients in Nigeria and West Africa. Additional responsibilities include procurement management and Tender administration, Contract negotiations, Aircraft acquisitions and Fleet planning.

      • Commercial Director

        Sept 2014 - Dec 2019

      • Contracts Manager

        Mar 2007 - Oct 2014

    • Mace

      Oct 2008 - Jan 2009
      Aviation Advisor on Airport Project

    • Lagos Solar Project

      Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
      Project Manager

      Supported the deployment of 217 state of the art, stand alone solar enclosures to riverine, off-grid schools and primary healthcare centres across Lagos, Nigeria. The Lagos Solar project is the largest segregated off-grid project in West Africa totalling 5MW of power generated by the enclosures

    • President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria

      Oct 2015 - Dec 2019
      Technical Advisor on Solar & Access to the Vice President of Nigeria

      Advise the Vice President of Nigeria on policy, regulation and private sector support for the use of renewables, particularly Solar, for on-grid and off-grid electrification in Nigeria. Leading on policy reform for the Mobile Money market in Nigeria.

    • Nigerian Climate Innovation Center

      Mar 2017 - Jul 2021
      Advisory Board Member

    • Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria

      May 2017 - Jan 2020
      Head of Renewable Energy Department

      Heading the Renewable Energy Department of the Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria to conceptualise, design and implement Rural Electrification programmes and provide private sector support to increase access to electricity using decentralised and stand alone renewable technology and innovative business models.

    • World Bank Group

      Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
      Component Lead, Solar Mini Grids for Nigeria Electrification Project

      Leading and managing the implementation of the solar mini grid component for the Nigeria Electrification project, which will see the disbursement of USD$150m in grants to developers under two funding windows.

    • Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc

      Dec 2019 - Jul 2022

      • Group Chief Operating Officer (COO)

        Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

      • Executive Director

        Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

    • Odyssey Energy Solutions

      Nov 2020 - now
      Advisory Board Member

    • Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

      Apr 2022 - now

      • Programme Manager

        Jun 2023 - now

      • Principal Specialist (Energy & Climate)

        Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner

      PeopleCert
      Mar 2020

    • PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training

      PeopleCert
      Feb 2019