Linda Mabhena- Olagunju is the owner of South Africa’s largest wind farm, one of the first black women globally to own renewable energy power plants. She is the founder and CEO of DLO Energy Resources Group(Pty) Ltd a black female owned and operated energy company.

Over and above her roles in the energy sector Linda is an experienced executive and she currently sits on the advisory boards of the University of Oxford as well as Concordia a USA based NGO. She is considered one of the most influential women in Africa and has been featured  Oprah Winfrey’s Power List as well as on the cover of Forbes Africa. Her work has been recognised in business and she is the recipient of the 2017 Veuve Clicquot Businesswomen Award as well the prestigious CNBC all Africa Business Leaders Awards.

Linda is a pioneer in a field and an advocate for women and currently serves on the Gender Advisory counsel of the Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy for the Republic of South Africa.