Tirusew Asefa, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE., F.ASCE
@TirusewAsefa
#Climate #Water 💦 music (guitar & djembe) || Fulbright Specialist || Bikila Award winner. Some tweets have expiration date.
#Ethiopia announced the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD)! A generational project that many was waiting for. Even though #Ethiopians are passing through a difficult time today, shutout to all who contributed to the success of this inter-generational…
#GERD — #Ethiopia’s Most Historic Achievement Is Now Complete! The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a project shaped by the dreams and dedication of generations—from our grandfathers to today—is finally complete. As we honor the past, we also look ahead, calling on the next…
#GERD nears its official inauguration in September 2025, Ethiopia is poised to celebrate this milestone with a symposium that highlights the transformative potential of GERD. Save your day on 30th Aug & 6th Sep. @iyoba4u @TirusewAsefa @eipsa_nile
Over 100 participants attended the FloridaWCA hosted webinar, “Resilient Water Utility Infrastructure: Strategies for the Future”! It highlighted utilities' innovative resiliency work providing water supply & wastewater services. Access materials here: bit.ly/3Iusscf
Our pilot study on how one could optimize #energy use for operational decision making is out now with #AWWAWaterScience of @awwa . In short, it is a simulation (data driven based)-optimization framework that could potentially help #Utilities on how to operate cost effectively,…
Throw back when… Here is Girma, ግርማ ወልደሚካኤል, who is one my fav saxophonist from #Ethiopia. Enjoy his mesmerizing sax. #EthioJazz በምስጢር ቅበሪኝ (ሙሉቀን መለሰ) youtube.com/watch?v=zJ2ioP…
Here is a highlight by the American Society of Civil Engineers Magazine: #Water Wonder! "Giant Ethiopian dam promises greater flood control and water management" via Prof. Assefa and Dr. Alem. What #GERD means, history, specs and the #Blue #Nile river basin👇…
Good question. The original cost of #GERD was $4 billion but when it is all said and done, most expect it to be ~$5 billion. Obviously, when you have a project that took 14 years to complete, cost overruns are not unexpected. In terms of benefit? Oh… quite a bit. Benefit to…
How do you see it in terms of Cost-Benefit Analysis?
A good insight & summary. Since Ethiopia is for now short on supply,fast paced strategy to build &connect more sources is timely. The 3rd objective point to curtail all power interruptions however remains inherent and structural problem.Critical facilities need dedicated supply.