Adaku Ufere·Apr 21Beyond Megawatts: Designing Energy Systems That Work for PeopleLast week, I had the privilege of delivering a lecture to Engineering students of the IEEE Sustainable Development Committee, Madras…
Adaku Ufere·Jan 8, 2025CatharsisSomewhere in Cape Town. South Africa has always been a place of transfiguration for me
Adaku Ufere·Jan 6, 2025How Digital Transformation is Revolutionizing Energy Access in Sub-Saharan AfricaAccess to affordable and reliable energy is fundamental to development, yet over 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still lack…
Adaku Ufere·Jul 15, 2024Advancing Climate Resilience in Power Planning: A Strategic Imperative for West AfricaAs I conclude my tenure leading the $74 million 5-year USAID & Power Africa West Africa Energy Program (WAEP), I am reflecting on the…
Adaku Ufere·Apr 29, 2024The Luxury of Living SlowlyWhy are we in a hurry to die?A response icon6A response icon6
Adaku Ufere·Apr 12, 2021Going Green — The Growing Popularity of Green Bonds in AfricaMuch has been made of ways in which Africa may contribute or even lead the clean energy revolution, and green bonds just may be the answer.
Adaku Ufere·Mar 8, 2021Making the Case for a Unified Energy & Gender Strategy for sub-Saharan AfricaSustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”, and SDG7 “Ensure access to affordable…
Adaku Ufere·Jun 28, 2019SOUTH SUDAN: AFRICA’S NEW OIL & GAS POWERHOUSE?South Sudan is on track to becoming a major player in Africa’s oil and gas sector again. Though Africa’s youngest country, South Sudan has…
Adaku Ufere·Jun 28, 2019THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION VS. THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCESThere is a popular African adage, “When two elephants fight, the grass suffers.” And there can be no greater current representation of…
Adaku Ufere·Jun 28, 2019TRUMP SCRAPS ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGISLATION ON OIL AND GASA portion of the Dodd-Frank Act, considered an important element of curbing corruption in the oil and gas sectors, has been dismantled by…