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Publication date: 2016, September
Author: Power Africa
Description: The Government of Ethiopia, under its latest Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), envisions transitioning from a developing country to a middle-income country by 2025.
Publication date: 2016, June
Author: Solar Energy Foundation
Description: ETHIOPIA:
Publication date: 2016
Author: Ea Energy Analyses
Description: Electricity system:
Publication date: 2015, October
Author: EEP
Description: Power System Demand Forecast - Major Consumers include: 1. Transport Sector (Railway); 2. Agriculture Sector; 3. Industrial Sector; 4. Large-scale Housing Programs; 5. Universal Electricity Access Program; 6. Electricity Export Market.
Publication date: 2015, May
Author: Power Africa
Description: Despite strong overall growth, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in Africa. To address the remaining challenges, the government has created ambitious economic development targets. The country’s five-year (2010–2015) economic strategy, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), seeks to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and middle-income status by 2025.
Publication date: 2014
Author: EEP
Description: Ethiopia:
Publication date: 2013, December
Author: SE4ALL
Description: This report provides an update in terms of the energy situation and plans within the Ethiopian energy sector, discusses the status with respect to the SE4All goals of: (a) ensuring universal access to modern energy services, (b) doubling the global rate of energy efficiency and (c) doubling the share of renewable energy in the energy mix, and the gaps and barriers to be addressed to implement the Initiative in Ethiopia.
Publication date: 2013, June
Author: Ministry of Water and Energy
Description: Ethiopia - landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. Total area - 1.13 million square km. Population - 85 million (2.57% growth per annum). GDP at market value ~ 30 Billion USD (11% growth per annum).
Publication date: 2012, June
Author: JICA
Description: Outline:
Publication date: 2012, January
Author: Ministry of Water and Energy
Description: Access to energy is among the key elements for the economic and social developments of Ethiopia. The energy sector in Ethiopia can be generally categorized in to two major components: traditional and modern (traditional biomass usage and modern fuels i.e electricity and petroleum). As more than 80% of the country's population is engaged in the small-scale agricultural sector and live in rural areas, traditional energy sources represent the principal sources of Energy in Ethiopia.
Publication date: 2010, September
Author: Dawit Hailu Mazengia
Description: Ethiopia is a nation endowed with huge amount of water, wind, solar and geothermal energy potentials. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on traditional fossil fuels and biomass and only about 32% of the nation‟s population has access to electricity. Given this fact, the country has engaged itself in unprecedented multimillion dollar energy projects in recent years.
Publication date: 2010, June
Author: JICA
Description: Energy Sector Issues:
Publication date: 2008, September
Author: Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia
Description: The long-term goal of the five year development strategy, PASDEP (Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty), is for Ethiopia to become a middle income country in 20-30 years. Since Ethiopia is not an oil producing country, it should achieve this target by strong industrial development.
Publication date: 2007
Author: EEA
Description: Presentation outline:
I. Overview of the electricity sector;
II. Power sector reform;
III. Legal framework and institutions;
IV. Economic regulation;
V. Summery and concluding notes.
Publication date: 2002, October
Author: MEGEN Power
Description: Access to affordable, safe electricity is a fundamental step in the transition from a poor community to one showing sustainable economic growth and social development.
Publication date: 2002
Author: W. Wolde-Ghiorgis
Description: This article argues the case for introducing new energy policies in Ethiopia that will ensure energy initiatives for rural development meet the desired expectations. A review of the rural energy sector in Ethiopia is presented.
Publication date: 2002
Author: Mengistu Teferra
Description: An estimated 13% of Ethiopia’s population has access to electricity. Almost all electrified centres are urban, with rural areas as well as most small rural towns largely un-electrified. Rural Electrification (RE) thus remains a major challenge to the power sector of Ethiopia.
Publication date: 2002
Author: Aklilu Dalelo
Description: Rural electrification has long been top on the development agenda of many developing countries. Nevertheless, a vast majority of the population in these countries is still in the darkness. The proportion of rural population in the SubSaharan Africa that has an access to electricity is, for instance, as low as 4%.
Nairobi, KENYA