1. Ethiopian Renewable Energy Sector Development program
Presentation for
37th Geothermal Resource Council Annual Meeting.
Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 2013
Gosaye Mengistie Abayneh
Director Energy studies and Development, MOWE, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

2. Short Biography
Educational Background: MSC Energy Economics, University of Dundee, Scotland UK, 1995
Employment Record
Department Head, Energy Expansion and Development at the Ministry of Infrastructure
Department Head, Energy Expansion and Development at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
until now, Director, Energy Studies and Development, Ministry of Water and Energy.
The Management Board Member, Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation since 2005.

3. Some Factsheet Area: 1.14 million km² Population: 83 million
Rural/Urban:
GDP per capita:
Inflation:
GDP per sector:
Installed Capacity:
Energy Mix:
Consumption Per capita :
1.14 million km²
83 million
83.5% / 16.5%
USD 400m
2.8%
Agriculture - 41%
Industries - 13%
Services - 46%
2.178MW
Hydro %
Ohter RE - 6.9%
<100 kWh

4. Macro situation and Vision
The Ethiopian economy, non- oil-driven economy, has grown more than 11% for the last 8 consecutive years.
The economy is expected to double with an expected yearly economic growth of a minimum 11 percent until 2015.
Our Growth and Transformation Plan envisions a major leap in terms of not only economic structure and income levels but also the level of social indicators.

5. Macro Situation and Vision
The Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy issued by the Government of Ethiopia in 2011, aiming to protect the country from the adverse effects of climate change and to build a green economy.
Ethiopia will achieve zero net carbon emission by 2025.
To reach a lower middle income country status before the middle of the next decade.

6. Energy Sector status and Strategy
Electricity demand growth rate well above 32% per annum.
About 88% of the population depend on biomass Energy.
Universal electricity coverage 53%
Our strategy to generate all of our electricity from renewable energy resources.
The country deeply engaged in constructing hydroelectric dams, which will serve as the backbone of our power system, supplementing them with wind, geothermal, biomass and waste-to-energy power plants, to create a better energy mix for the country.

7. Power Demand Forecast Target and Moderate forecast
According to the Target scenario electricity demand will be expected to grow by 32% until 2020.
September 18

8. Energy Development Potential and Status
Resource
Unit
Exploitable Reserve
Exploited
Amount
Percent
Hydropower MW
45,000
~2100
<3%
Solar/day
kWh/m2
4 – 6
<1%
Wind: Power
Speed GW
m/s
1,035 7
171MW
<1% 
Geothermal
7,000
7.3 MW
Natural gas
Billion m3
113 - 0%
Oil Shale
Million tons
253
Petroleum
Under exploration

9. Twelve different basins for power development

10. East African Countries Geothermal Resources
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia*
Kenya* (largest producer)
Malawi
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia *
Rwanda
Burundi
DRCongo
Comoros Islands
*Plant installed

11. Exploration began in 1969 (UNDP & EG)
16 Geothermal Prospect areas were identified for Electricity generation in the whole ERV (covers 13% of the country)
The resource is also for direct uses (agriculture, agro-industry etc)

12. CORBETTI About 250 Km S of AA
Detailed Geoscientific including 8 TG wells
Max. Temp = 300 ºC
. Survey has indicated potential 1000MW
CTG-1
CTG-2
CTG-3
CTG-4
CTG-8
CTG-5
CTG-7 C
Geological Map of Corbetti Geothermal Prospect Area.

13. Corbetti Geothermal Field
Since the first half of 2011, Reykjavik Geothermal (RG) has been working on developing the resource.
The Head of Terms for Power Purchase Agreement is now at final stage to sign. The generating capacity of the Corbetti resource is estimated to be at least 1,000 MWe. At the initial stage 300 MWe will be developed up to This first privately financed power project will undoubtedly will open the door for others to come.
Up to 2030 it is planned to add at least 2,000 MW from all geothermal resources.

14. One of the major challenges in our energy sector development program is financing. Financing the projected electric power generation scale up has to far proven to be very challenging in realizing our ambitious plan.
Electricity sector alone will need more than 2 billion USD/year.

15. currently the private sector participation is very crucial in our power sector development program specially to develop our geothermal energy.

16. Generation Projects coming into the system for the past year
Internationally awarded HPP arch dam
2010
300 MW Tekeze HPP

17. Gilgel Gibe II Hydro Electric
420 MW HPP 26 KM Tunnel

18. 6,000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project under construction (The nation’s project)

19. 6,000 MW GERD PROJECT (35% completed)

20. GIBE III Dam (1870 Mw Generating capacity) 81% completed

22. Distribution of Average Wind Speed, m/s (Height: 50m, 1980~2009) 1,035 GW potential for exploitation

23. Phase I (120 MW) Operational Alstom wind turbines

24. ADAMA WIND FARM 51 MW (each 1.5 MW generating unit)

25. Regional interconnection (power and petroleum)
Ethiopia- Djibouti 230 KV interconnector operational since Replaced 80% of the fuel based electricity consumption with AfDB Finance.
Ethiopia –Sudan 230 KV transmission line completed. Has operational at the end of WB finance the Ethiopian Side .
Border towns in Kenya Moyale interconnected.
Ethiopia –Kenya 500 KV HV/DC transmission interconnector construction started this year.
Ethiopia-Southern Sudan signed an agreement.
Ready to interconnect with other neighboring countries.

26. Regional iNterconnection ….contd
address both local and regional market through sense of Urgency and leap frog approach

27. Regional interconection..contd

28. We welcome you to invest to Ethiopia the Capital city of Africa

29. I Thank you