Plug In, Power Up! Connecting to Grid Electricity in Africa

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29 November 2017
Event Type: 
Partner Event
Location: 
Washington, DC, USA

On 29 November 2017 from 11:45 AM -1:30 PM (EST), Mathematica’s Center for International Policy Research and Evaluation (CIPRE) is hosting the event and live webinar Plug In, Power Up! Connecting to Grid Electricity in Africa in Washington, DC. It will convene a panel of experts to discuss initiatives to expand grid electricity in sub-Saharan Africa as well as recent evidence on the possible benefits and challenges of such expansion. Panelists will discuss (1) Power Africa’s investments in the energy sector, including grid electricity; (2) successes and challenges of rural grid electrification in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa; and (3) areas where more evidence is needed to inform policy decisions on investing in grid electricity. 

The expert panel includes:

Moderator: Arif Mamun, associate director of international research, Mathematica

Presenters:

  • Kathleen Auth, deputy energy office director and grid roll-out team lead, Power Africa
  • Duncan Chaplin, senior researcher, Mathematica
  • Jörg Peters, head of the research group on climate change in developing countries, RWI

Discussant: Shreena Patel, director of evaluation, Millennium Challenge Corporation

 

For more information, email events@mathematica-mpr.com.

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