Oladipupo (Dipo) is a Germany trained and active global energy business and economic infrastructure project development expert, major in delivering renewable energy and clean tech projects with above market rate & low risk return to investors, while achieving other stakeholders’ objectives.
With more than 13-year professional experience in energy sector (oil, gas and power) in Africa and international market. He’s highly skilled to deliver efficient management solutions in energy sector by combing profound understanding of the underlying technologies, economic contexts, legal conditions and business practices with advanced practical abilities, particularly in conventional energy world, renewable and distributed energy solutions, storage, and energy efficiency solution to ensure affordable security of supply, competitive business growth, climate objectives, and sustainable profitability.
Dipo works as Independent Energy Consultant with ongoing assignments as: i. Independent Director of Finance with Accion Global, Spain (Energy Project developer & investors), and ii. Consultant to Institute for Transformative Technologies, USA on Mini-grid Implementation & Operation, World Bank Pilot Projects in Nigeria.
Gerardo G. Ruiz Schafer is a European and American, and a 30 years veteran of the technology/energy sector, with the last 12 years spent exclusively in the solar industry. His commitment to the solar and biomass solutions remain his primary focus, with a desire to be an agent of sustainable growth in frontier African markets where pioneering solar work is now most relevant for this rapidly growing continent.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer at IES, Mr. Ruiz was Founder and CEO of Solarflow Energy, a Minneapolis solar PV leasing company for residential and small businesses customers, deploying an innovative pilot project to demonstrate the viability of solar leasing: marketing, selling, contracting, financing, installing, monitoring and maintaining highly-distributed solar systems in the Minneapolis/St. Paul urban area.
Mr. Ruiz was subsequently the Division Director for Abengoa Solar Industrial Systems LLC, as a result of the acquisition of Solarflow Energy, and lead the company in the construction and commissioning of the first solar CSP plant (Concentrated Solar Power) in Latin America.
