• Highlights of 2024
  • 2000+ Participants from 25+ countries | 7 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 18 Supporting Media Partners | 30 Key Partners, 20 Exhibitors, 5 Country Partners and 17 Conference Session Partners | 241 Speakers | 16 Thematic Sessions, 1 Master Class | 8 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 2 Special Plenaries | 202 Participants from 32 Utilities | 60 Technical Papers Published and 25 Technical Papers Presented | 66 Winners amongst 11 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2022 Speaker

Simon Batchelor
Simon Batchelor
Modern Energy Cooking Services

Dr Simon Batchelor is Director of Gamos, a Research Fellow at Loughborough University and Research Coordinator for the UK Aid funded Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme. With over 30 years of experience in development, a renewable energy based PhD, significant social mobilisation programming in Cambodia, Simon is best known for his firms work on mobile telephony. In 2000 UK Aid funded research undertaken by Gamos documented the possibilities for the development of mobile money in Africa and Asia, and working with multiple stakeholders Simon championed for its creation. Since 2012 he focused again on renewable energy, identified new opportunities and strategies for tackling the enduring problem of clean cooking and designed the MECS programme.