Tom Lavers

It was nice while it lasted. From now on you will find me at tomlavers.bsky.social

Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia’s Renaissance blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/dams-power-and… via @globaldevinst

As #Ethiopia finally gets ready to inaugurate the #GERD, read about the history of Ethiopian dam building and the story of the GERD in this open access book (download link below) or a shorter thread below.

It’s 12 years since Adel Taarabt did this at Loftus Road. Sweet mercy. That finish. Filthier than a badger’s toenails.

#Ethiopia readies plans to export power to #Tanzania via #Kenya Ethiopia is preparing to export 100 megawatts of electricity to Tanzania through Kenya, with final negotiations underway to establish a cross-border power trade agreement. The quantum of power to be traded may be revised during final talks, according to Moges Mekonnen, a spokesperson at state utility Ethiopian Electric Power. An agreement between Kenya and Tanzania, which allows the latter nation to use high-voltage lines to transmit power through its neighbor’s territory, has been signed and is awaiting regulatory approval, according to John Mativo, chief executive at Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Electricity generated in Sodo in southern Ethiopia will be sent through Suswa in Kenya and onwards to Arusha in northern Tanzania, he added. Ethiopia has built at least four large-scale dams, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, to generate hydropower to supply its nascent manufacturing industries and export to its neighbors. Kenya began importing 200 megawatts of hydropower from Ethiopia in 2022. bnnbloomberg.ca/business/polit…

Please join us for the next seminar! Smith Ouma (Manchester) will be speaking on: 'The political economy of land data assemblages in informal settlements' in Mathare & Kwa Bullo, #Kenya 27 Nov, 4pm *Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4deae…

Fantastic offer - '#Dams, Power and the Politics of #Ethiopia's Renaissance' by @GlobalDevInst's @LaversTom @terrefebiruk @emanufanti and other Ethiopian scholars is OPEN ACCESS. h/t @jchitchen

🔍The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers ed. by @LaversTom is reviewed by Rosina Foli in #JDevStudies The review dives into how🏛️state capacity & ⚖️ political dynamics impact social transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia!. 👉Read more: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

If that piques your interest, download a free copy, with contributions from Fana Gebresenbet @terrefebiruk @emanufanti Luca Puddu & Edegilign Hailu fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/ac…

Delays and inefficiency meant that many infrastructure projects failed to deliver promised benefits. Moreover, the political crisis of the past decade and the civil war since 2020 have left Abiy Ahmed’s government battling political and debt crisis to finally complete the GERD

New open access (free!) book on the politics of Ethiopian dam building, 'Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia's Renaissance', out now global.oup.com/academic/produ… @terrefebiruk @emanufanti @GlobalDevInst @IPSS_Addis @OUPAcademic