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Damilola Asaleye

Damilola Asaleye

COO Ashdam Solar Company Limited

Damilola Asaleye is a renewable energy entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience. She is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Ashdam Solar Company Limited, a social enterprise focused on providing clean energy access and building renewable-energy capacity in Nigeria. She holds a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Ibadan and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics with Solar Energy from Bowen University. In addition to her entrepreneurial work, Damilola is the Founder and Executive Director of Girls and Women Technological Empowerment Organization (GWTEO), a nonprofit that empowers girls and women to take leadership roles in technology, ICT and green-energy sectors. Through GWTEO, she has supported thousands of girls and women via training programs including solar-technology boot camps and empowerment initiatives. Her achievements include being named a “Rising Talent” by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society in 2022, awarded “Woman Making the Most Impact in the Industry” by the Women in Energy Network and the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria in 2021, and recognized as an “Energy Transition Role Model” by the Global Women’s Network for Energy Transition in 2020.

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