Yusuf Umar​​​​


Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, RIPLE

Yusuf Umar

Yusuf is a trained electrical engineer with over a decade of experience in the energy sector working for both private and public entities. He is currently the managing director and chief executive of RIPLE, a Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority-backed $500m equity investment platform which develops, invests and operates in projects across the renewable energy value chain in Nigeria and potentially other African countries.

Yusuf started his professional career at the Honeywell Group, an indigenous Nigerian conglomerate boasting a diverse portfolio. During his time at Honeywell, he played a pivotal role in establishing the company’s energy business division which culminated in the acquisition of a portfolio of circa 30MW capacity in Lagos, as well as building a greenfield 23MW thermal plant in Sagamu, Ogun State. In January 2019, Yusuf transitioned to the NSIA, where he led the energy portfolio.

Yusuf led the development and construction of the groundbreaking Kano solar poject in Kano State, the largest grid-connected solar plant in Nigeria.