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IEEJ：June 2012

Country Report
Energy Policy of Ethiopia
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Tokyo International Center
June 24‐ July 14, 2012

JICA Training Centre (Tokyo)

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Outline1. General information about the country
2. Overview of the Energy Sector
3. Energy Policy

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1. General InformationofEthiopia

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General Information• Ethiopia - landlocked country in the Hornof Africa.
• Total area - 1.13 million square km.
• Population - 85.2 million.
• Population growth rate – 2.8% per year.

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LUCY
 Lucy's skeleton was foundin Hadar 3.22 and 3.18 million years
old .

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Rock- Hewn Church - Lalibela

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Castle -Fasiledes

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IEEJ: August 2012 All Right ReservedHome of different Ethnicities

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Alphabet of Amharic Language

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Numbers of Amharic Language

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2. Overview of theEnergy Sector

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Energy Resources of Ethiopia
ResourceUnit

Woody biomass Million tons
Million tons
Crop residue
Million tons
Dung
kWh/m2/day
Solarm/s
WindTotal Stock

ExploitablepotentialCurrently
exploited

1,150

74/year38 /year
29.8/year
5.2 - 6.5
3.5 - 960
4.9/year
7/year
≈5 MW

45,000
5000

2,000
3.5

Hydropower
Geothermal

MW

Bio-ethanol

Million litres

300-2000/year 8/year

Natural gas
Coal

Billion m3110
300

MWeMillion tons

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Energy Supply and Consumption
Agriculture Services
Transport0.9%
3.6%
Industry6.1%
0.5%
Petroleum
6% Electricity
Agri-residue
2%
7%

Wood fuels85%

Households
89%

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Electrification Status
 Electrified towns in 2004/05 - 648.
 As a result of Universal Electricity Access Program(UEAP), in 2008/09: number of electrified towns - 3,500,
 number of connected customers - > 1.83 million.

 Annual new customer connection rate in the past ~ amaximum of 40,000 Vs. current annual new connection
rate is an average of 350,000 customers and 1700 towns& villages,
 Electricity coverage has reached 41%.
 Objective to expand electricity coverage in thecountry to 75% in the coming five years.

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Present Power Capacity by Source
Energy Source
Hydro
Geothermal

Capacity(MW)1842.6
7.3

Small scale hydro and diesels

158.8

Total Generation

2008.7

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Power Plants Under Construction
Plant

No.

CAPACITY /MW/

1

Aluto Langano Geothermal

752Adama I Wind Farm

51

3

Ashegoda wind farm120

4Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam/ Blue Nile HPP

6000

5Genale III HPP

256

6Gibe III HPP

1870
8372

Total

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Power sector Plan Satisfy domestic demand, Generate power for East Africa power connection,
 Thus,By 2015 reach > 8,000 MW
Increase power generation by 14 times in 2020,
= reach 15,000 MW.

Increase power generation by about 25 times by2040.

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Trend of Energy Supply and Consumption
1996-2010
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%

1996

50%

2010

40%

2030

30%
20%
10%
0%
Biomass

Petroleum

Electricity

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3. Energy Policy

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National energy policy
 Made official in 1994
 Objective :- to facilitate dev.t of energy resource tosupport economic growth.
 Focuses on:
Necessity of development of energy resources
Ensure reliability of energy supply at the right time and ataffordable prices,Promotes agro-forestry,Use demand side management
Shift to modern energy resources

IEEJ: August 2012 All Right Reserved(Cont’d) High priority to hydropower development,
 Priority to address household energy demand, Geothermal, solar, wind and coal are to be
developed on the basis of their economicviability, Emphasises are given to the development of biofuels, natural gas and oil exploration by providing
incentives, Address energy efficiency and conservation
 Encourages private sector participation
 Capacity building.

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Energy Sector Issues
 Energy Poverty
 Biomass resource is declining Hydro based generation system is not backed byadequate generation mix,
 High dependence on imported petroleum fuel, Emergence of modern technology
 Limited capacity
 Lack of recent information

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Rational for policy update
Almost two decades since the policy was formulated,
The economy of the country has relatively improved,Change in the energy demand and supply,Energy sectors have increase,Modern fuels have been introduced,
Inter-Regional power pull is in progress,
Global climate condition calls for cleaner energy,
Climate finance is available.

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Status of the Policy• The policy is being revised.

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Arigatogozaimasu
Contact：report@tky.ieej.or.jp