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Politics, power and ambition in Ethiopia’s electricity sector - FutureDAMS webinar

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Dates:22 June 2021
Times:14:00 - 15:00
What is it:Webinar
Organiser:Global Development Institute
Who is it for:External researchers, Alumni, Current University students, General public
Speaker:Fana Gebresenbet, Biruk Terrefe, Tom Lavers
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This FutureDAMS webinar will explore the political economy of electricity generation in the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front’s (EPRDF) Ethiopia. In 1991, Ethiopia had extremely limited electricity generation capacity and one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. By 2019, after the 27 years of EPRDF rule, installed electric power and grid connectivity had increased ten-fold. What were the particular politico-economic conditions that enabled these successes, but also contributed to significant limitations in the energy sector?

Tom Lavers, Biruk Terrefe and Fana Gebresenbet will be presenting their latest research, which highlights the importance of power relations between politicians and the bureaucracy, the political interests of the ruling party and the dominant ideas shaping politics and the electricity sector.

Speakers

Fana Gebresenbet

Role: Assistant Professor, Institute for Peace and Security Studies

Organisation: Addis Ababa University

  • https://www.mideq.org/en/about-us/our-team/fana-gebresenbet/

Biruk Terrefe

Role: DPhil Candidate

Organisation: University of Oxford

  • https://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/people/biruk-terrefe

Tom Lavers

Role: Senior Lecturer in Politics & Development

Organisation: University of Manchester

  • https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/tom.lavers.html

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