# Bimbola Adisa

> Bimbola Adisa, also known as Bim Adisa, is the founder and CEO of Beacon Power Services, which develops data and software solutions for African electricity utilities. His background spans aeronautical engineering, manufacturing management and investment banking. His work focuses on making distribution networks more visible and reliable through customer and asset mapping, grid management software and smart metering.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Beacon Power Services
- **Organizations:** Beacon Power Services, Deutsche Bank, British Airways, Rolls-Royce
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering, University of Salford, MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Master’s degree in manufacturing management, Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering
- **Known for:** Built Beacon Power Services into a provider of customer and asset mapping and grid management tools for African utilities., Recognised in Chicago magazine’s 2014 Green Awards., Led Beacon through its announced $2.7 million seed round in 2022 and Partech-led Series A in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before Beacon** — Worked in aerospace engineering at British Airways and Rolls-Royce, then in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.
- **2008** — While working in Chicago, received calls from his father about power outages in Lagos that helped motivate his energy venture.
- **2010** — Beacon Power Services Nigeria Limited was incorporated, according to EBRD project documentation.
- **2014** — Featured among Chicago magazine’s Green Awards honorees; early Beacon customers included Kilimanjaro and RLG.
- **2021** — Discussed his career and grid-management work on MCJ and Energy and Africa podcasts.
- **2022** — Beacon announced a $2.7 million seed round.
- **2024** — Beacon announced a Partech-led Series A with the amount undisclosed in the announcement.
- **2026** — Discussed electricity distribution at the Africa Forward Summit and published an article on AI and grid reliability.

## Achievements

- Built Beacon Power Services into a provider of customer and asset mapping and grid management tools for African utilities.
- Recognised in Chicago magazine’s 2014 Green Awards.
- Led Beacon through its announced $2.7 million seed round in 2022 and Partech-led Series A in 2024.
- Beacon employed more than 200 people across five countries by the November 2024 financing announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Beacon announced financial sponsorship and a technical partnership supporting APUA’s scientific committee for the 2025-2028 mandate.
- **2026-07** — EBRD approved a project on July 8 providing for a loan of up to $10 million for Beacon’s smart-metering and utility solutions in Nigeria; the project page lists the status as disbursing.
- **2026-05** — Spoke at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi about the need to address distribution inefficiencies.
- **2026-05** — Published “How AI Can Fix Africa’s Unreliable Grids” in The AI Journal on May 15.
- **2026-03** — Featured in Proparco’s Voices for Change video interview.
- **2026-01** — Symbiotics announced a debt facility supporting smart-meter deployment across five African markets.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bimbola-adisa-38a175/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08