page_title: Renewable energy in Ethiopia
section_title: Solar
hierarchical_section_title: Renewable energy in Ethiopia / Electricity supply / Solar
caption_attribution_description: English: Solar Radiation Map: Global Horizontal Irradiation Map of Ethiopia, SolarGIS. English version.
context_page_description: Ethiopia generates most of its electricity from renewable energy, mainly hydropower.
context_section_description: Solar photovoltaics are being promoted to replace fuel-based lighting and off-grid electrical needs. Ethiopia is thought to have about 5 MW of off-grid solar. Almost all current solar power is used for telecommunications. Other uses include village well pumps, health care and school lighting. A current government initiative plans to bring solar power to 150,000 households by 2015. The first phase included 1 MW of panels. The first large installation of solar was a village grid of 10 kW in 1985, expanded to 30 kW in 1989.
caption: Solar potential
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