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Strengthening Africa’s hapacity for local solar research, manufacturing and innovation

Our Vision

A robust African solar R&D ecosystem capable of designing, testing, and improving PV technologies for local manufacturing and long-term energy resilience.

Our Mission

To train and connect African researchers who can translate scientific research into practical insights that strengthen solar manufacturing capacity across the continent.

Strengthening Africa’s hapacity for local solar research, manufacturing and innovation

Our Vision

A robust African solar R&D ecosystem capable of designing, testing, and improving PV technologies for local manufacturing and long-term energy resilience.

Our Mission

To train and connect African researchers who can translate scientific research into practical insights that strengthen solar manufacturing capacity across the continent.

We have assembled a dedicated team of innovators for this mission

Guest lecturers from industry, certification bodies, and research institutions contribute specialized sessions throughout the fellowship.

Glory Oguegbu

Project Lead

Founder and CEO of RETTI, leading clean energy workforce development and solar manufacturing initiatives in Nigeria.

Engr. Emmanuel Aremu

Academic Lead (SIRF)

Head of RETTI Research and Development, overseeing academic quality, research design, and final technical review.

Dr. Fatima Elfatouaki

Program Coordinator

Director, Solar Perovskite Cells Applications R&D, coordinating program delivery and research supervision.

Ngagoum Ndalloka Zita

Program Faculty & Academic Reviewer

Doctoral researcher in Energy Engineering, contributing to reliability, circularity, and technical review.

SIRF is delivered by the Renewable Energy Technology Training Institute (RETTI) with support from the WOCEWA (Women and Clean Energy in West Africa) small grant framework, a program of ECOWAS implemented by ECREEE.

This support strengthens SIRF’s mission to advance women-led clean energy enterprises and research-driven solar manufacturing capacity in West Africa.

SIRF forms part of a broader renewable energy capacity-building framework supported under the WOCEWA initiative. While SIRF delivers virtual research training across Africa, a separate Solar Panel Assembly Training program will provide hands-on solar assembly training to 20 Nigerian women in Lagos.

Selected practical insights from SIRF research may inform aspects of the demonstration assembly process. Both initiatives contribute to strengthening local solar manufacturing capacity.

Solar Innovators Research Fellowship

Strengthening Africa’s capacity for local solar research, manufacturing and innovation

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