Roberto Vigotti
Secretary General of RES4Africa
Roberto Vigotti is the Secretary General of RES4Africa Foundation, that gathers more than 30 stakeholders to accelerate the renewable energy transformation in Africa, with Africa and for Africa.
In his 30+ year-long career he has covered various positions at Enel, University of Pisa, IEA and IRENA. When it was still considered an unlikely option, he was already convinced that deploying renewable energy in Africa would result in a positive socioeconomic impact for its population. In 2012, he therefore embarked on the RES4Africa adventure, to support a wider participation of private players in delivering investments in Africa.
He also coordinates renewAfrica, an industry-backed Initiative that advocates the creation of a European comprehensive Programme for RE investments in Africa, to be promoted and owned by EU institutions.