Winnie Apiyo facts for kids

Winnie Adhiambo Apiyo, born around 1987, is a talented Kenyan electrical engineer. She works as a Protection, Instrumentation and Control Engineer at the Kenya Electricity Generating Company, often called KenGen. KenGen is the biggest company in Kenya that produces electricity. Kenya is also the largest economy in the East African Community, a group of countries working together.

About Winnie Apiyo

Early Life and School

Winnie Apiyo was born in Kenya in about 1987. She studied hard and earned a special degree called a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She received this degree in 2010 from Tver State University in Tver, Russia.

Later, she continued her studies and earned a postgraduate diploma in Geothermal Technology. This means she learned a lot about how to use heat from inside the Earth to make electricity. She got this diploma from the Iceland Energy Authority, working with the United Nations University. This was after a six-month program where she focused on geothermal technology and how to manage it. She finished this program in 2016.

After that, she went on to get her Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering from the Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavik University. This degree focuses on creating energy in ways that are good for the planet and can last a long time.

Her Job as an Engineer

Winnie Apiyo is an electrical engineer at KenGen. Her main job involves planning, testing, and managing power stations that use geothermal energy. She is very interested in designing, keeping up, and making these energy systems better. In Kenya, she is one of only a few women electrical engineers who have special training in geothermal technology. This makes her work very important for her country's energy future.

Awards and Recognition

Top 40 Women in Kenya

In September 2018, a Kenyan newspaper called Business Daily Africa recognized Winnie Apiyo as one of the "Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya." This award celebrates successful women under 40 years old who are making a big difference in their fields.

Women in Energy Innovation Award

In December 2017, Ms. Apiyo received the "2017 Women in Energy Innovation Award." She got this award at the 2nd Annual Women in Energy Conference, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. She won for her project called "Automatic Blockage of Grid Energy Back Feed Project." This award recognized her innovative work in the energy field.

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