Energy · Data · AI · Nigeria

Emmanuella
Samuel

Energy Data Engineer & AI Builder

I shaped Nigeria's national electricity tariff model — now I build the software that runs on it. From regulatory frameworks at NSERC to AI-powered tools that serve DisCo customers in Pidgin and English, I operate at the intersection of policy and code.

7+
Years in sector
11
DisCos modelled
4
Live projects
1
National standard
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Emmanuella Samuel
NSERC · Abuja, Nigeria
Current Role Niger State Electricity Regulatory Commission
Education MSc Financial Engineering · WorldQuant Univ.
Focus Areas Energy regulation · Data engineering · AI automation
Availability Open to consulting & senior roles
Career impact

What I've Shaped

01
Nigeria's National Electricity Tariff Standard
Co-designed the tariff model for AEDC, later adopted by NERC as the national standard for electricity pricing across all DisCos. A framework now used by the entire industry.
NERC · National Standard
02
Nigeria's Wind Energy Commission
Contributed to the Wind Energy Policy & Strategy backed by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), supporting the creation of a new national commission.
GEAPP · Renewable Policy
03
Enterprise Performance Dashboards
Built cross-departmental KPI dashboards across Finance, Operations, and Customer Service at AEDC — directly shaping leadership investment decisions and operational priorities.
Power BI · Decision Support
04
ATC&C Loss Reduction at AEDC
Supported major utility transformation projects including ERP rollout, AMI deployment, and customer service reform — contributing to measurable improvement in distribution efficiency.
Utility Transformation
05
Policy & Investment at Nextier Capital
Delivered policy briefs on renewable energy, climate adaptation, and energy access that guided government agencies and donor organizations on investment decisions.
Climate · Energy Access
06
Data Protection Leadership
Served as AEDC's Data Protection Representative — embedding compliance and privacy principles into enterprise-wide initiatives across the organisation's strategy arm.
NDPR · Data Compliance
Technical portfolio

What I've Built

All on GitHub ↗
DE-001 · Data Engineering
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Energy Consumption Pipeline
End-to-end ETL pipeline for Nigerian DisCo data — ingesting consumption, outage, and renewable energy datasets into a star-schema PostgreSQL warehouse, visualised in Power BI.
"Reduced manual data consolidation from 3 days to 15 minutes across all 11 DisCos."
PythonPostgreSQL Power BIAzurePandas
View on GitHub →
CLD-001 · Cloud Engineering
🔌
Smart Grid Monitoring System
Real-time IoT simulation of 10 Nigerian distribution feeders — transformer telemetry, fault injection, Azure Function alert processing, and live Grafana dashboard with 10-second refresh.
"Demonstrates 35% faster fault detection vs manual reporting, aligned to NERC QoS benchmarks."
Azure IoTPython GrafanaDockerFunctions
View on GitHub →
SEC-001 · Cybersecurity
🛡️
Electricity Infrastructure Threat Dashboard
ICS cybersecurity monitoring with simulated SCADA attack logs across 10 attack scenarios — MITRE ATT&CK for ICS tagging, full ELK stack, and 5 automated Kibana detection rules.
"Near-zero-competition niche in Nigerian cybersecurity. Maps directly to NERC CIP compliance requirements."
ELK StackMITRE ATT&CK PythonDockerSIEM
View on GitHub →
AI-001 · AI Automation
🤖
AI Customer Complaint Agent for DisCos
WhatsApp bot that classifies Nigerian DisCo customer complaints using Claude AI — understands English and Pidgin, generates empathetic responses, logs structured tickets to Supabase with SLA tracking.
"Reduces complaint response time from 72 hours to 60 seconds. Pitchable to all 11 DisCos as a licensed SaaS product."
FastAPIClaude API TwilioSupabaseWhatsApp
View on GitHub →
Capabilities

Skills & Stack

Core proficiencies
Energy Regulation & Policy Expert
Data Engineering & ETL Advanced
Financial Modelling Advanced
Power BI & Data Visualisation Advanced
AI & LLM Integration Proficient
Cloud Architecture (Azure) Proficient
Tech stack
Python SQL PostgreSQL Azure Power BI FastAPI Supabase Claude API Docker Grafana ELK Stack Pandas SQLAlchemy Twilio Git / GitHub Excel Tableau n8n
Domain expertise
NERC / NSERC Regulation DisCo Tariff Frameworks WACC / CAPM / RAB ATC&C Loss Analysis SAIDI / SAIFI ICS / SCADA MITRE ATT&CK Renewable Energy Climate Finance NDPR Compliance
Innovation in action

Products I'm Building

📣
Clyqa
Performance-based creator marketing platform for African markets — connecting brands with creators through data-driven campaign management and Paystack escrow.
Founder · Active
🛍️
Trynd
AI-powered modest fashion try-on tool reducing returns and waste — helping shoppers visualise how garments look before they buy.
Co-Founder · Building
🧓
Tavvi
Voice AI tool for decluttering and scam prevention designed for seniors — making technology accessible and safe for older adults navigating digital life.
Co-Founder · Building
Qualifications

Education & Certifications

Education
MSc Financial Engineering
WorldQuant University
In Progress · 2024–Present
BSc Economics
Akwa Ibom State University
Completed
Data Science Lab
WorldQuant University
Completed
Certifications
Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst
CFI · FMVA
Finance
Business Intelligence & Data Analyst
CFI · BIDA
Data
Certified Data Analyst
Professional certification
Data
Certified Project Manager
Professional certification
Management
Scrum Master
Professional certification
Agile
No-Code AI Builds
Google Developers Program
AI
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Let's build something great.

Looking for someone who bridges regulatory depth and technical execution in Nigeria's energy sector? I'm open to senior roles, consulting engagements, and partnerships.

Available for consulting and new opportunities
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