Makena Ireri

<p class="rtejustify">Makena is a Manager at CLASP. She manages research for the organization’s Clean Energy Access programs, primarily the Efficiency’s for Access coalition and its flagship programme Low Energy Inclusive Appliances program (LEIA). Makena develops and implements research projects that support the energy access sector to accelerate the social and environmental benefits of access to energy services in Africa and Asia.</p>

<p class="rtejustify">Through her work,&nbsp; she&nbsp; helps fill technical, market, consumer, and impact data gaps for a variety of off-grid&nbsp; appliance technologies e.g. fridges, solar water pumps, agricultural processors, and cold chain technologies. Her research also covers diverse themes like productive use, interoperability of-off grid systems, affordability, and resilience. Makena is an Energy Generalist with over 8 years’ experience in a range&nbsp;of&nbsp;energy&nbsp;contexts.&nbsp; She&nbsp; spent &nbsp;four years&nbsp; as&nbsp; a&nbsp; civil&nbsp; engineer with&nbsp; the&nbsp; UK's&nbsp; largest&nbsp; engineering&nbsp; consultancy (Atkins)&nbsp; working&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; civil&nbsp; nuclear&nbsp; energy sectors. She&nbsp; worked both&nbsp; in&nbsp; new&nbsp; asset&nbsp; development&nbsp; and&nbsp; in&nbsp; supporting the UK’s largest energy&nbsp; utility(EDF). Since moving into Clean Energy Access, she has gained experience in SME advisory, Innovations in funding for and&nbsp; accelerating&nbsp; energy&nbsp; access,&nbsp; research,&nbsp; and&nbsp; analyses&nbsp; to&nbsp; support&nbsp; sectoral&nbsp; action and&nbsp; development&nbsp; project management.</p>

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<p>Manager</p>
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<p><strong>Institution</strong></p>
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<p>Efficiency for Access</p>
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<p>mireri@clasp.ngo</p>
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<p>Twitter @Makena_Ireri</p>

<p>Linked in - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/makena-ireri-11b2712a/">https://www.linkedi…; &nbsp;</p>
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