Dr Albert Butare, a former Minister of State for Infrastructure in the Republic of Rwanda, has over thirty years of energy, water, and communication experience in Africa. Post his Ministerial engagement, Dr Butare has been assisting a number of countries directly or under bilateral and multilateral cooperation support from various Institutions including the WB, EUC, AfDB, UNDESA, UNECA, etc. on policy and strategy related to energy and climate change aspects. Albert is a winner of the East Africa Power Industry Convention 2014/15 Award as an outstanding Individual that has strongly contributed to the development of power sector in the region, a winner of the U.K. based 2002 Ashden Foundation’s International Award for Renewable Energies and a Power Elite/Personality of the year 2018 recognized by ESI.Dr Butare is currently a CEO of Africa Energy Services Group Ltd based in Kigali, Rwanda, with branches in Dar es salaam., Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya, and Maseru, Lesotho on climate change related matters. www.africaesg.com