Dr. Winfred Ndubai is the Director, Strategy & Planning at the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency.
She has 20 years of experience in Kenya’s power sector. Previously, she worked for Kenya’s largest power generating utility, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company, in a role that focused on business development, strategic planning, and analysis of the company’s operations as Chief Business Strategy Officer.
Dr. Winnie holds a Ph.D. in Finance, a Master’s Degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Nairobi, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. At the Agency, she worked at the technical directorate for eight years, four as the head of the directorate. She was involved in conducting technical studies for Kenya’s nuclear power programme including the pre-feasibility study, development of a 15-year nuclear power programme roadmap, and overseeing the development of policies and strategies for various aspects of the NPP, among other activities.
Upon her appointment to head the Strategy and Planning directorate in 2019, she has spearheaded the development of the Agency’s five-year strategic plan that encompasses additional roles of coordination of research, development and capacity building in the energy and petroleum sectors.