Dr Gamuchirai Mutezo is the founder of Madam Waste, a 100% African femaleowned urban energy planning firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Kigali, Rwanda. Dr Mutezo has over 15 years’ work experience underpinned by entrepreneurship, renewable energy, applied research and development, all with a keen focus on decentralising energy access in African cities using anaerobic digestion. She holds a B. Town and Regional Planning (University of Pretoria), an MPhil Energy Poverty and Development (University of Cape Town), Project Management Certificate (University of South Africa) and a DPhil in Urban Biogas and Circular Economy (University of the Witwatersrand).