Featured in Fault lines – 11-2025

Nigerian Glory

Glory Oguegbu, a renewable energy entrepreneur, has garnered many accolades. An Obama Scholar, she was named one of The Economist’s top five women changing the world in sustainability. She advocates building local capacity and implementing renewable energy solutions for underserved communities and partners with global organizations to accelerate Africa’s clean-energy transition. Carrie Hampel of pv magazine spoke with her about building infrastructure in the smallest off-grid communities and recalibrating geopolitical engagement in Africa.

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Carrie Hampel

03 Nov 2025

Glory Oguegbu poses with the children of market women as workers install solar panels to power their night market. | Image: Glow Initiative for Economic Empowerment

Glory Oguegbu’s family lived in an area in Nigeria that had no electricity. When she came across a small hospital, doctors told her the solar panels installed by a government program didn’t work. She found this was a common problem and identified a lack of experience to identify quality products, a lack of skilled labor …

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