The incomplete, the imperfect and electricity
- Kvanassche
- Apr 3, 2023
- 1 min read
Electricity is an infrastructure of infrastructures - it makes other networks possible, opening up possibilities for many private initiatives and collective visions. In many parts of the world, electricity is not something that can simply be taken for granted, so private and collective tactics, strategies, dreams are limited from the start. Monrovia, Liberia, is such a place.
Incomplete electricity infrastructures, beyond this limiting aspect, are also productive, sometimes in a positive way, sometimes less so. They are productive in the sense that they trigger individual tactics and strategies, as well as new collectives, new commons, and emerging collective strategies. Both governmental actors and local communities actively shape and use the situation of incompleteness, oppose and collaborate, respond and strategize.
Thus, incomplete infrastructure offers a landscape of risk and opportunity for residents and governmental actors alike. The incompleteness should not be judged against the modernist norms of engineering designs, but as adaptation by all actors to scarcities and opportunities, and adaptation to each other, as parts of the population are imperfectly represented in governance.
New paper, in Energy Research & Social Science, by Phillip Garjay Innis and myself: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629623001160?casa_token=lNnwwpBzZm0AAAAA:huq6eQyvyYYXnlbMPZtFX7GjmPNGG9aEJvypNZaamcVFlp_Aed9obHRSTEFZ7IWVhaxOMOpQkQ
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Electricity serves as a fundamental infrastructure that underpins and enables other systems, supporting both private initiatives and collective development. In regions such as Monrovia, Liberia, where supply is inconsistent—and in other contexts where problems like duplicate billing from KE-Electricity further burden consumers—individual and community efforts are often constrained. Yet these infrastructural gaps inspire innovation, driving residents and governments to adapt, strategize, and collaborate amid scarcity. This dynamic environment fosters both risk and opportunity, giving rise to new forms of collective action and creative solutions. Ultimately, electricity emerges as a medium for both struggle and ingenuity.
Electricity serves as a fundamental infrastructure that underpins and enables other systems, supporting both private initiatives and collective development. In regions such as Monrovia, Liberia, where electricity supply remains inconsistent, individual and community efforts are often constrained. Yet, these infrastructural gaps inspire innovation, driving residents and governments to adapt, strategize, and collaborate amid scarcity. This dynamic environment fosters both risk and opportunity, giving rise to new forms of collective action and creative solutions. Ultimately, FESCO electricity emerges as a medium for both struggle and ingenuity.
Electricity plays a vital role as an infrastructure that supports other infrastructures, enabling various private initiatives and collective visions. However, in places like Monrovia, Liberia, where electricity is inconsistent, both individual and communal strategies are limited. Yet, these incomplete infrastructures spark innovation, prompting residents and governments to adapt, strategize, and even collaborate in the face of scarcity. This dynamic creates a landscape where risks coexist with opportunities, fostering new collectives and responses to challenges. The situation highlights how electricity becomes a tool for both struggle and creativity.