Ethiopia wind power energy storage support

Does Ethiopia have wind power?

Ethiopia, a country that relies on hydroelectric plants for the bulk of its power, is now developing significant wind energy capacities.

How many wind farms are being built in Ethiopia?

With the aim of diversifying the energy sources, the Ethiopian government is constructing a number of wind farms with total capacity of 1116 MW. It was mentioned that according to the growth and transformation plan adopted by the government for the period of 2011 to 2015, EEPCo has planned to build eight wind farms .

What are Ethiopia's wind and geothermal projects?

Those ongoing wind, geothermal and hydropower projects are parts of Ethiopia's strategy to become the region's leading producer of clean renewable energy. The ongoing and planned wind farm, geothermal and hydropower projects in Ethiopia and their capacities are shown in Table 10, . Table 10.

How much energy is available in Ethiopia?

With the addition 52 MW from wind in December 2012, the current electric energy access of the country is around 50%. The Ethiopian government is devoted to improve its energy production capacity as quickly as possible by constructing new power plants and expanding the national grid.

What if Ethiopia carries out its energy development plans?

If Ethiopia carries out its current energy development plans and revise the existing national energy policy that means allowing domestic and foreign investors to produce power from all kind of energy sources without limit on the capacity, the country will be able to attract more investors in renewable energy sector.

Is Ethiopia's power sector over dependant on hydropower?

The Ethiopian power sector is over dependant on hydropower. The country need to diversify its energy sector and keep looking for other energy sources such as wind, geothermal and solar because its extreme hydropower dependence may leave its power sector vulnerable to drought, an increasingly risky scenario due to climate change.