Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
Bolaji Akinola-Alli
ABS E19 Uwana Energy: Creating an Online Solar Marketplace
43 minutes Posted Sep 27, 2023 at 6:00 am.
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We had a conversation with Natasha Ibori, the Co-founder of Uwana Energy, a clean energy management platform and marketplace, to help people seamlessly transition to clean, affordable energy.

Uwana Energy is an impact-driven entrepreneur committed to giving more people the freedom to do whatever they want. 

Having worked in climate and finance across 4 continents, she is experienced in building holistic solutions. Natasha has assisted Growald Climate Fund in allocating $1bn in aligned funding for energy transition projects globally and has executed award-winning development initiatives with Access Bank Plc and PwC Nigeria.

We cover the following topics on this episode: 

  • An insight into Uwana Energy's pivot away from the provision of hardware products to the creation of an online solar marketplace. 
  • The need to understand the nuances in doing business across multiple parts of Nigeria e.g. the need for a physical office space. 
  • The realities of being an entrepreneur including the need to constantly learn new skills network and raise funding.

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