Kenneth Mutaonga is Co-Founder of Asilia Energy and an independent energy consultant. He also currently serves as Country Representative for Rosetta Energy, a Mini-LNG project consortium between TPDC, Africa50 (Formed by AfDB) and Rosetta (Part of TAQA Arabia Group).
Rosetta Energy focuses on small-scale LNG projects in Africa, emphasizing a shared commitment to cleaner energy. Currently involved in transformative initiatives in Tanzania and Mauritania to provide accessible and sustainable energy solutions. In Tanzania specifically, Rosetta is looking to partner with Africa50 and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) to deliver the project.
Prior to this Kenneth served as Director of Exploration, Development and Production at the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) where looked after existing gas production in the country as well as various ongoing exploration activities for both oil and gas.
Before his appointment to TPDC, Kenneth was Commercial Manager at Shell Tanzania team that is developing the multi-billion- dollar LNG Project in Tanzania, working with the Government to develop the fiscal, commercial and legal framework needed to allow the investment to proceed to implementation.
Kenneth also spent some time working with Frontier Investment Management, a Danish investment fund that specialises in developing, constructing, and operating renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, with specific focus on East Africa. He led on facilitating market entry into Tanzania with project portfolio expected to total around $130m.
Prior to this, he led the energy portfolio in the President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB), an independent department in the Tanzanian President’s Office established in 2013 to undertake performance management and delivery of strategic energy projects in line with the country’s 5yr Development Plan. The portfolio included a $1.3billion 540km gas pipeline & processing project, 875MW Kinyerezi complex gas to power projects, 50MW wind, connection of additional 500,000 customers focusing on rural areas and 3000km of transmission lines development.
Kenneth started his career at National Grid in the UK through the company’s commercial graduate development program and progressed to hold several roles from strategy to operations and ultimately leading on commercial assurance of an NEC3 contract with tRIIO (a joint venture between Skanska and Morrison Utility Services). The tRIIO contract was a £1.6billion contract over 8 years that covered the delivery of majority of National Grid Gas Distribution pipeline infrastructure upgrading scheme in London and the East of England.
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