Agnes Obara is an economist with Kenya Power and Lighting Company, an energy utility in Kenya, where she works as the Chief Planning Officer in charge of Regional Planning. Agnes holds an Economics Degree and an MBA in Strategic Management. She has also completed the Certified Public Secretary Examinations (CPS,K Finalist) and in the process of registration towards being a CPS (K).

Her 18 years of experience in the Energy sector spans across customer service, electricity demand forecasting and generation planning, retail tariff planning, financial modelling, renewable energy, strategic planning and implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation. She has also attained skills in project finance, public-private partnerships and electricity markets.

Additionally, Agnes is the current Chair of the Kenya Power’s Gender Committee, the team that developed the Organization’s Gender, Equal Opportunities, and Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Policies. Agnes is passionate about increasing electricity access, gender parity, numbers and journals in her spare time.