Solar Expert in Africa: The Nine Year Route to TCL Solar’s Africa Desk
Ask most people what holds back solar in Africa and they will name the technology, the sunlight or the price of a panel. Dr Abdul-Qoyyum Olanrewaju,…
Bringing TCL Solar to Africa.
Reinforcing the brand's presence across the continent, from West Africa outward.
Senior Sales &
Business Development
Manager, Africa
TCL Solar
Dr Abdul-Qoyyum Olanrewaju leads TCL Solar's sales and business development across the Middle East and Africa, with major focus on West Africa and Nigeria as the powerhouse for market penetration across the region.
Core Function
One point of contact between African demand and TCL's supply chain.
Africa's constraint has rarely been sunlight or appetite. It has been access to bankable product, honest lead times and a manufacturer that answers the phone. That is the gap this role exists to close. Choose the route that fits you and the right enquiry opens.
The brand
The world's number one producer of solar-grade silicon wafers.
TCL Solar builds high-efficiency N-Type TOPCon and Back Contact panels, energy storage and smart energy management as one connected system. Its modules are engineered for the yield and the lifetime a site is actually paid for, not for a datasheet.
The company traces back to a 1958 semiconductor factory and now sits inside TCL Technology, a Fortune Global 500 group. It pioneered the 210mm large-format wafer series, and the integration of SunPower and DAS Solar extends its reach across the full photovoltaic value chain.
- #1
- Global wafer production in 2024, the world's largest producer of solar-grade silicon crystals
- 190+ GW
- Wafer capacity, roughly 19% of global market share
- 125 GW
- Total shipment to date
- 55+ years
- Of global innovation, from a 1958 semiconductor factory to a Fortune Global 500 group
- 1,900+
- Solar patents, driven by more than 1,400 dedicated R&D specialists
TCL Solar to power the world's largest back contact plant
Awarded the module supply contract for the largest solar power station in the world to use back contact technology. Read the announcement
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Company figures published by tclsolar.com.
Contact
Partner with TCL Solar in Africa.
Tell us where you operate and what you need to supply. Distribution, project volume, pricing and speaking invitations all reach the same desk.
Or reach him directly sales@dr-abdul.com +234 707 309 7857
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Dr Abdul-Qoyyum Olanrewaju
Business Development Leader | Energy & Infrastructure | Middle East & Africa
Dr Abdul-Qoyyum Olanrewaju is a business development and commercial leader with 9+ years of experience building businesses, developing markets and converting complex energy and industrial opportunities into commercial outcomes across Africa and the Middle East.
With a Master's in Business Studies from Switzerland, an MBA from the United Kingdom, and an honorary doctorate, he combines formal business education with extensive hands-on experience across renewable energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure and enterprise sales.
His career has been defined by a rare combination of market development, technical understanding, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, project origination and commercial execution. He has built and managed a B2B sales pipeline exceeding $300 million, working across the commercial chain from identifying high-value opportunities and developing strategic accounts to structuring partnerships, negotiating transactions and moving projects toward execution.
Before joining TCL Solar, Abdul-Qoyyum led Africa-focused business development for LONGi Solar, one of the world's leading solar technology companies. His professional journey has also included work with international and regional organisations including WERAN, Zpower Impex and the Simba Group, giving him exposure to both global manufacturers and the commercial realities of operating across African markets.
What makes his profile distinctive is the combination of academic business training and practical commercial execution. His experience has taken him from industrial and operational environments to manufacturer boardrooms, investment discussions, project sites and C-suite negotiations, giving him an unusually broad understanding of what it takes to move an opportunity from concept to contract, and from contract to execution.
Today, as Senior Sales Manager for TCL Solar in the Middle East and Africa, Abdul-Qoyyum works at the intersection of a global manufacturing platform and some of the world's most complex and rapidly evolving energy markets. His mandate extends beyond selling solar modules. It involves building strategic relationships, developing distribution channels, originating large-scale opportunities, engaging EPCs and IPPs, supporting utility and C&I projects, and connecting regional demand with global manufacturing capacity.
He approaches these energy markets not simply as territories to sell into, but as interconnected commercial ecosystems that require relationships, intelligence, capital, technology and execution to move in the same direction.
Insights
Notes on solar in Africa.
Market conditions, module technology and what it actually takes to get a project financed and built on the continent.
Questions
Sourcing Tier 1 solar panels in Africa.
Are TCL solar panels Tier 1?
Yes. TCL Solar sits inside TCL Technology, a Fortune Global 500 group, and was the world's number one producer of solar-grade silicon wafers in 2024 with over 190 GW of wafer capacity, roughly 19 percent of global supply.
How do I become a TCL Solar distributor?
Distribution across the region is appointed through Dr Abdul and his team, TCL Solar's point of contact for the Middle East and Africa region. Submit a Distribution Partnership enquiry with your country, current portfolio and expected annual volume, and you will get a response within 24 hours.
Which markets does TCL Solar supply through Dr Abdul?
TCL Solar supplies across the Middle East and Africa region, with West Africa as the current focus and Nigeria as the primary powerhouse for market penetration. Enquiries from across Africa and the Middle East are handled through the same desk.
What is the minimum order for utility-scale solar supply?
Container-level orders upward are served directly, with pricing and lead times quoted per project. Utility-scale and C&I volumes are handled case by case through the project supply enquiry.