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That would be a trickle compared to what is required. HV power infra is incredibly expensive and countries like Ethiopia have too little of it as it is. Check out the footage linked below and where and when there is electrical infra. I wouldn't be surprised if there are large areas in Ethiopia where there is no grid at all.

First things that get bought when electricity becomes available: refrigerators, televisions. Mobile phones + solar panel chargers are commonplace even where there is no grid. That's a whole industry in Africa. For instance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfvjtb17uE

EV charging: forget about it. Only in the biggest cities.



Remember, these grids are already running 220v and the average labor cost is very low. There are many use cases that make sense within said economy with cheap range limited electric vehicles that do not support fast charging.

The calculus changes quite substantially when you are paying people tens of dollars an hour, but it is common in Ethiopia for people to spend nearly half of their income on the cost of commuting to work as wages are so low.




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