Christine Juta is a PhD Candidate at Power Futures Lab. Her research focuses on the role of new business models and enabling technology innovation in the political economy of power sector reform in Africa, especially focused on market design, system operation and regulation. Christine has participated in the Open Africa Power and Enertracks Fellowships, both of which provided a holistic overview of the electricity sector, enhancing the technical, regulatory and business skills required to work towards the electrification of Africa. Prior to joining Power Futures Lab, Christine was a research trainee at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR), where she had the opportunity to learn from distinguished scholars and was part of the team that established the FSR Global regulatory hub in New Delhi, India. She holds a Master of Science degree in Renewable Energy and a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degree in Electronic Engineering.