Enabling economic growth and development through access to energy is at the heart of Em-One Energy Solutions' work. Since it was founded, Em-One has electrified rural healthcare centers and communities, government offices, schools, and much more.

Mir S. Islam, CEO at Em-One, joins us this week to discuss their most recent project: a 1.5 MW / 2.28 MWh solar microgrid system with advanced microgrid control and grid integration for the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Mabushi office block, also known as the Mabushi project.

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Guest Bio: Mir S. Islam grew up in Nigeria, and like many other Nigerians, he saw and experienced firsthand how lack of reliable power affects the lives of millions of people. He was motivated from a young age to play a role in improving outcomes and contributing to the betterment of the remote regions of Nigeria and worked in an electrification project providing energy access through grid extensions to over 300 towns across Nigeria, realizing then that grid extension could not solve the energy access challenge.

Mir studied electrical engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and traveled extensively across Nigeria to understand the challenges for communities and the public/private sector relating to the lack of electricity and water.

Mir later moved to Canada to do his MBA at Schulich School of Business at York University and combined his understanding of engineering and technology with business and a focus on sustainability. His MBA shaped his understanding of how to expand energy access in Africa through sustainable technologies and that led to the founding of Em-One in 2009. 

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