Our Team - Africa Minigrids Program

National Project Managers and Technical Staff

The 21 Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) National Projects are managed by experienced clean energy professionals with local and regional expertise. Also known as the Project Management Unit (PMU), our practitioners make up the core group of the AMP Community of Practice (CoP) and work closely with the Regional Project to implement best practices and troubleshoot bottlenecks to successfully manage, deploy and scale the minigrid pilot projects in their respective countries. The PMU handles the daily operations, research and analysis, and community engagement and is the primary representative of AMP.

**SANELISO MAKHANYA –** AMP ESWATINI
Project Manager, Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority

**B. ROGER OUEDRAOGO –** AMP BURKINA FASO
Project Manager, Burkina Faso Agency for Rural Electrification

**SHAMISO KACELENGA** – AMP MALAWI
Project Analyst, Energy, UNDP

**SAIDI BANDA –** AMP MALAWI
Deputy Director, Off-Grid Electrification, Ministry of Energy

**JULES KIKANDA –** AMP MAURITANIA
Senior Technical Advisor, UNDP Mauritania

**SYLVAIN TIABRI THIOMBIANO –** AMP BURKINA FASO
Programme Specialist, Energy, UNDP

**JOELINET VANOMARO –** AMP MADAGASCAR
Acting Executive Secretary, Rural Electrification Development Agency

**CONSTANZA LANDINI –** AMP MAURITANIA
Programme Analyst, Strategic Policy, Innovation and Partnerships, UNDP

**HASSAN ABDIRIZAK AHMED –** A MP SOMALIA
Project Manager, UNDP

**EVRARD KAROL EKOUEDJEN –** AMP MADAGASCAR
Renewable Energy Specialist, UNDP

**ABDIFATAH ABSHIR IBRAHIM –** A MP SOMALIA
Head of Solar Technologies, Ministry of Energy and Water Resources

**EMMANUEL MJIMAPEMBA** – AMP MALAWI
Project Manager, UNDP

**EDMOND LANKOUANDE, PhD –** AMP BURKINA FASO General Manager, Burkina Faso Agency for Rural Electrification

SAUDATU BOBBOI – AMP NIGERIA

Project Technical Assistant, Rural Electrification Agency Nigeria

FARIDA AHMED KARIM – AMP COMOROS

Project Manager, UNDP

YIMESLAL TEFERA – AMP ETHIOPIA

Project Manager, UNDP

BALA TYODEN – AMP NIGERIA

Project Manager, Rural Electrification Agency Nigeria

ABDOULKADER MOUSSA – AMP DJIBOUTI

Project Manager, UNDP

MOHAMED KHAIRY ELGHABED – AMP MAURITANIA

Project Coordinator, UNDP

PATRICK RAOBELINA – AMP MADAGASCAR

Project Manager, UNDP

LOUKMANE MOUSSA – AMP COMOROS

Energy Expert, Directorate General of Energy, Mines and Water

Regional Project Team

The Regional Project team comprises UNDP staff as the leading organization and RMI as the primary implementing partner. Staff run and oversee the AMP’s day-to-day operations, including project management, communications, procurement, event coordination, budgeting, stakeholder and donor engagement. The Regional Project also offers technical assistance and facilitates learning opportunities and convenings for the Community of Practice.