IMPROVING ENERGY ACCESS IN NIGERIA LGO STUDENT BUILDS ENERGY BUSINESS TO INCREASE SOLAR POWER IN HER HOME COUNTRY Chinasa Emeghara, LGO ’17 As a child in Nigeria, Chinasa Emeghara, LGO ’17, saw firsthand how difficult it is to live without reliable electricity. Today, she is addressing this global challenge directly by starting a solar energy company. “[In Nigeria], businesses have to shut down at 4 p.m. because there’s no electricity, or they have to pay for generators, which are expensive and inefficient,” said Emeghara. “There were many occasions when I couldn't study after school because the lights were out.” Emeghara moved to Texas when she was 10 years old and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She then spent four years as a consultant for Accenture working in the energy sector. Drawn to MIT by her interest in operations, she enrolled in MIT’s Leaders for Global Operation...
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