Ethiopia has total installed power generating capacity of about 4,898 MW ADDIS ABABA- United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar and Ethiopia have signed an agreement for the joint development of a solar project with a capacity of 500 megawatts, Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Wednesday. The move could potentially allow Ethiopia to significantly expand […]
Egypt, Ethiopia Compete to Export Power to Africa
Egypt’s “power” diplomacy with Djibouti, Tanzania and Burundi is meant to counter Ethiopia’s plan to expand electricity exports to African countries through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. A new battle between Ethiopia and Egypt has surfaced against the backdrop of the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The two African countries are now […]
GERD deadlock could be resolved by solar and wind power
Political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa’s largest hydropower plant. The project dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia’s highlands just before it crosses into Sudan where, after merging with the White Nile, it continues northwards […]
Masdar and Ethiopia sign agreement to develop 500MW of solar
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi. Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar is continuing its international expansion with new plans to develop 500MW of solar in Ethiopia through a partnership with the country’s government. The company signed a memorandum of understanding that is said to include the development, construction, and […]
ACWA Power to drive solar energy development in Ethiopia
Signs a 20-year PPA agreement for 250 MWac PV projects The first of a kind in the Ethiopian utilities landscape The PV projects are estimated to power 750,000 homes in Ethiopia and offset 320,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and […]