Ifeanyi Orajaka
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Ifeanyi Orajaka | |
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| Born | Ifeanyi Benedict-Jerome Orajaka 14 April 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, entrepreneur |
Ifeanyi Orajaka (born 14 April 1988) is a Nigerian engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Green Village Electricity (GVE) Projects Limited, a renewable energy business in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Orajaka was born in Eastern Nigeria to Christian parents. After his primary and secondary education, he went to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical and electronics engineering. He then went on to the University of Port-Harcourt where he acquired a master's degree in electrical power systems engineering.[2]
Orajaka is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School's Driving Profitable Growth and Senior Executives Program. He is also a member of the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation Leadership Program (Africa).
He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community as well as the AU-EU High level Platform on Sustainable Energy Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[2]
Career
[edit]As an undergraduate intern in one of Nigeria's leading oil and gas companies in 2009, Orajaka co-founded Green Village Electricity (GVE) Projects Limited. GVE is a renewable energy provider, serving both rural and urban households. Through GVE, he has made collaborations with organisations such as Deloitte, United States Agency for International Development, Department for International Development, US Power Africa Initiative, GIZ, IEEE, General Electric and United States Africa Development Foundation.[2]
He is a member of the advisory board of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria and a member of the finance working group of the African Mini-grids Developers Association.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]- The Future Awards Africa Prize in Business (2016)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Don't trade your integrity for anything – Orajaka". Punch NG. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ifeanyi Orajaka is using Renewable Energy to Tackle Electricity Challenge in Rural Africa". Bella Naija. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Solar Mini Grids Put Nigeria on Path to Energy for All by 2030". World Bank. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Winners of Future Awards Africa 2016 named". Premium Times NG. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.