Bio
- Board Member for the then Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, since 2006. And Ethiopian Electric Power, Ethiopian Electric Utility until August 2015.
- Board Member for Water Works Design and Supervision Enterprise.
- Focal point for Scaling Up of Renewable Energy Program (SREP).
- Focal point for International Energy Institutions, mainly for, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), World Energy Council (WEC), Africa Energy Commission (AFREC), USA-Power Africa Initiative, and International Energy Agency (IEA).
Information
Education
1995 MSc in Energy Economics from the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
1983 BA in Economics from Addis Ababa University.
Experience
2001 - 2005
Department Head, Energy Expansion and Development at the Ministry of Infrastructure
2005 - 2009
Department Head, Energy Expansion and Development at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
2010 - August 2015
Director, Energy Studies and Development, Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy.
Areas of Expertise
- Monitoring and evaluation of all government and private energy and electricity development programs in the country.
- Responsible for the preparation of National Energy Policy, National Energy Database and information.
- Evaluating and facilitating all energy investment proposals/initiatives coming from foreign/local investors.
