Stakeholder Roadshow
Proposed Agenda

Nigeria, 2025

Agenda
Time Session Lead / Facilitator
09:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Registration
EMRC
10:00 – 10:05 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Rahila Thomas
EMRC
10:05 – 10:10 a.m.
Financing & Investment Opportunities: The Ask
DFC Advisory / Henry Adigun
10:10 – 10:20 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
Ebun Mesaiyete
Senior Adviser to MD of REA on Sector Development and Financing
10:20 – 10:30 a.m.
Overview of the SOAS-ACE Programme and Cooperative Renewable Energy Initiative
Pallavi Roy
SOAS
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Presentation 1: Empowering Nigeria’s MSMEs Through Peer-Enforced Embedded Solar Grids”
Adebayo Olajide
EMRC
Tea Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
All Participants
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
Presentation 2: Study Findings
“Cooperative-Based Renewable Energy Systems for SME Clusters: Lessons from the Kugbo Market Pilot”
Adebayo Olajide
EMRC
11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Stakeholder Discussion and Feedback Session
Exploring collaboration, financing, and scaling pathways
Nnadozie Ifeanyi-Nwaoha
EMRC
1:00 – 1:10 p.m.
Summary of Key Takeaways
Closing Remarks
Najim Animashaun
ATMOS Energy
1:10 – 1:20 p.m.
Group Photograph
All Participants
Lunch and Networking
1:20 p.m.
All Participants