Partners

Angellah Wekongo is a manager at CLASP based in Nairobi, Kenya. She supports CLASP's climate portfolio and helps develop national frameworks and regulations for more energy-efficient, high-performing appliances across Africa.
Angellah manages CLASP’s South Africa portfolio and works with the government of
South Africa on techno-economic market analyses to inform development of standards for water and appliances. She also serves as project manager for CLASP’s portfolio in Nigeria where CLASP is supporting the government of Nigeria to develop Minimum

Dr Pali Lehohla is the Director of Economic Modelling Academy (EMA) which aims to empower bureaucrats, civil society, academia and corporates in the use, applications and policy engagements through the use of integrated web-based tools of economic scenario setting, quantification, monitoring and evaluation.  He is a board member of IEJ and that of the Foundation for Human Rights. He is the former Statistician-General of South Africa, a position he held from 2000 up to 2017.

Ksenia Petrichenko is a Policy Analyst with the International Energy Agency (IEA), where she is leading the work of the Office for Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions related to buildings. Her work includes analytical work, capacity building and policy advice for emerging economies on transition towards net-zero carbon building and construction sector. In 2022, Ksenia delivered a TED talk that emphasizes the importance of buildings to become more active players in the energy system through improved efficiency, decarbonisation and flexibility.

Dr. Brian Motherway is the Head of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions. He oversees analytical and outreach programmes supporting energy efficiency globally. He also leads IEA’s work with governments to help ensure all clean energy transitions are people-centred and inclusive, addressing issues such as skills, inclusion and fairness. Prior to joining the IEA Brian was Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Goodman Kazoora is an architect specializing in energy efficiency and sustainable design in the built environment. He is currently working with the European Union Continental Energy Programme for Africa (CEPA) to improve energy efficiency in the building sectors in partner governments in Africa. He also worked with the Global Green Growth Institute (Pacific region) as technical lead to enhance sustainability building sector in Fiji and the pacific island countries.

Dr. George Giannakidis worked initially as a senior consultant and then as the Head of Energy Systems Analysis Laboratory in the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), Greece for a total of nineteen years. Since 2016 he is working as a freelance Energy Consultant. He has more than twenty years of professional experience in the sectors of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy planning, energy modelling, energy systems analysis and energy statistics. 

Dr José-Luis BOBES-HERNANDEZ is a development finance expert with 28 years of experience expanding access to climate finance across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. 

Dr Edi Assoumou is a Senior Energy Systems Analyst with more than 25 years of experience in energy modelling, technology and innovation policy, and long-term scenario development. He has extensive expertise in applying systemic thinking to energy systems and has contributed to the development of several models across diverse regions and sectors.

Azizat is an energy specialist with over 15 years of experience advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions across Africa. She began her career in the oil and gas sector before joining the Energy Commission of Nigeria’s National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation, where she contributed to research, pilot projects, and awareness programmes.

Reza is a sustainability and energy policy professional currently serving as Special Officer to the Executive Director at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) in Jakarta. He advises the Executive Director on international strategic engagement and partnership. Reza also holds a position as the Strategic Partnership Officer at ACE. He is responsible to secure bilateral and multilateral energy cooperation between ASEAN and its Dialogue Partners and other institutions under the guidance of the ASEAN Member States through the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC).