The new hydroelectric dams will be located on the genale dawa and dabus rivers with construction expected to start in 2017. In addition three small hydropower stations around. Environmental assessment of micro hydropower plants. Ethiopia is called the water tower of africa due to its combination of mountainous areas with a comparatively large share of water resources in africa. Saharan africa, the public investment rate is just 22. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on traditional fossil.
Ethiopia has a vast hydropower potential, which is estimated to be about 15,000 30,000 mw. Ethiopias 10 year perspective plan for the period 1984 to 1993 recognized the importance of low cost energy as an incentive to industrial and economic development. Ethiopias bid to tap several rivers for power generation is part of its plans to boost manufacturing and industrialization of its agrarian economy. Evaluation finlands development cooperation with ethiopia 2000. Ethiopian energy systems potentials, opportunities and. A key function of the nshdm is human resource development, advanced training, dialogue and regional networking for the sharing of information and good practices. But many development analysts believe that large dams are a poor match for reducing ethiopias poverty. This presentation will give an overview of ethiopias current push to grow its economy and improve the living standards of its population by developing its large potential for hydropower to drive an increase in trade and industry and provide electricity to rural communities. At the same time, the plan realized that export sales could provide an attractive long term development opportunity. Ever since hydropower development started in ethiopia, a total of 366. It has been found on the basis of the demand projection of electricity for up to year 2001 that between 300 and 400 mw of. So far, ethiopia has delivered more than 50 million usd worth electricity to its neighbours in the past year.
Although the current economic recovery has bestowed considerable benefits on many industrial. Hydropower development indispensable to ethiopian economic transformation. Ethiopias government plans to start generating electricity from its largest hydropower plant, gibe iii, in the second half of the year if annual rains sufficiently fill its reservoir, water and. Micro hydropower design aids manual shppgtzmgspaepc page. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is almost 50 percent completed and it will start partialy procucing power in 2017. Canyon hydro has developed this guide to hydro power to help you gain a basic understanding of how home power microhydro systems work, and what goes into the design. Ngo capacity building for povertyreducing sustainable energy solutions in south asia project inforse prepared by. Small hydropower in southern africa an overview of five.
Ethiopias hydropower projects in sustainable energy initiative. This series represents the most complete and most updated reference to hydropower development today, with contents ranging from important theoretical topics to planning, construction, operation and maintenance of both large and small hydropower projects. Leveraging partnerships to increase access to power in sub. Potentials, opportunities and sustainable utilization v p a g e abstract ethiopia is a nation endowed with huge amount of water, wind, solar and geothermal energy potentials.
Ethiopia is cited as having the second highest potential for hydro capacity in africa 45,000 mw and over 300 sites have reportedly been identified for possible future development. The gibe iii dam which can generate 1,800 megawatts has faced obstruction challenges by international rights groups and ngos but was completed with. This does not include the cost to build transmission lines and to expand the distribution grid. Horlacher dresden university of technology, dresden, germany 1 introduction the paper considers a case study of the ropi hydropower site in the bilate basin in. Financing electric power in developing countries the global investment outlook and the role of the world bank by a. The new hydroelectric dams will be located on the genale dawa and dabus rivers with construction expected to. Hydropower research and development today is primarily being conducted in the following areas. Fundamental shift following the decades of electricity market deregulation. Heron the recent global recession has severely disrupted the growth momentum achieved by many developing countries. Training manual hydropower and economic development. Currently, installed capacity is about 4,330 mw of hydro, but more than 6,600 mw are under construction. Currently, the proposed development of 5 cascade runoftheriver dams on the mainstream of the upper mekong river is in the territory of lao pdr.
Two british firms, contingent technology and globeleq, have jointly bid on the 257mw genale dawa vi plant, the fourth hydroelectric project in. Programme components hydropower development master. Ethiopia has ambitious plans for bolstering economic growth and aims to fulfil much of the. Funding esmap is a knowledge partnership supported by the world bank and official donors from belgium, canada, denmark, finland, france, germany, the netherlands, norway, sweden, switzerland, and the united kingdom. Its uneven, often unpredictable distribution of water greatly impacts its efforts to address poverty. Ethiopia cannot be intimidated by any country from constructing dams on the nile river. Centre for rural technology, nepal crtn gpo box 3628,tripureshower, kathmandu tel. New 2,000 mw hydropower dam in ethiopia to be launched.
The aba samuel plant has been inoperative since 1970. Ethiopia gibe iii hydropower project trip report page 2 this report is provided to the public in fulfillment of title xiii, 3a3 and does not reflect official usaid or usg policies or positions. Their rates of development are commonly understood to be even lower than for largescale hydropower. Apr 04, 2016 meanwhile, ethiopias wind power potential is also believed to be africas thirdlargest just behind egypt and morocco. Microhydropower design aids manual shppgtzmgspaepc page. Genale gd6 hydropower project feasibility study final report. Ethiopia has some of the richest water resources in africa, distributed across eight major basins with an exploitable hydropower potential of 45,000 mw. Developing its power is a matter of living under poverty or sustaining the fast economy. Landscape transformation and sustainable development in ethiopia. Hydropower financing international hydropower association increasing role of the private sector historically, hydropower financing was the responsibility of the public sector, raising funds based on their creditworthiness or via concessionary finance. Ethiopian government and based on its broad development vision, known as agricultural.
Ethiopia has the second largest hydropower potential in africa, with only 10% developed to date but nonetheless covering 90% of the nations electricity demand. The government of ethiopia has issued the millennium bond, marketed to the ethiopian diaspora, to support eepcos development of the gibe iii dam and other hydro. This is 40 times more than the total generation capacity of ethiopia in 2010. Mar 14, 2016 new 2,000 mw hydropower dam in ethiopia is set to be launched to help boost manufacturing and industrialization of its agrarian economy, prime minister hailemariam desalegn has announced. An energywater nexus analysis page 3 1 prospects for hydropower in ethiopia. These include pak beng, luangprabang, xayabury, pay lay and sanakham. An introduction to hydropower concepts and planning. Original article hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in ethiopia dagmawi mulugeta degefu1 weijun he1,2 jian hua zhao2 received. Parts of ethiopia have unimodal and others bimodal rainfall patterns. Neighbouring countries of kenya and sudan, however, could benefit from the electricity provided by hydropower development in ethiopia wec, 20. Kenya and ethiopia is also planned, but yet to be financed. So far very little percentage less than 2% of the vast potential has been harnessed. Hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in ethiopia article pdf available september 2015 with 1,006 reads how we measure reads.
Capital continues to pour into ethiopias already welldeveloped hydropower sector, with ambitious private concessions joining a spate of large state projects. Tis abay ii hydroelectric project, which has entered construction phase, is expected to be commissioned in april 2001. Mar 18, 2015 ethiopias government plans to start generating electricity from its largest hydropower plant, gibe iii, in the second half of the year if annual rains sufficiently fill its reservoir, water and. Currently, domestic demand is insufficient to justify its full development. National employment policy and strategy of ethiopia ilo. Thesis application of environment assessment related to giz eco micro hydropower plants in the sidama zoneethiopia. Ethiopia, ghana, kenya, liberia, nigeria and tanzania to add more than 10,000 mega. Over half of this potential is located in the abbay and omo river basins, where the nearlycompleted 6,000 mw grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and the recentlycompleted 1,870 mw gibe iii. Industrial policy and development in ethiopia brookings institution.
Sustainable small hydropower development in ethiopia case. An ethiopia kenya hydropower interconnection project may be the first to benefit from work beginning conducted by the african development bank afdb, through the african carbon support programme acsp, to develop a new clean development mechanism cdm methodology that would make interstate electricity connection eligible for cdm revenue. The present installed capacity of electric power system in the country in total is 278 mw which includes 233 mw of hydropower and 45 mw of diesel power. It is estimated that about 30,000 mw, equivalent to 162 twh per year, is economically feasible. Already ethiopia has a collection of projects under construction. The planned capacity of these 5 hydropower projects is. The first year consists of a series of foundational courses and a larger group project where the students apply knowledge from the other courses by conducting a pre feasibility study of the development alternatives in a norwegian river system. Hydropower development indispensable to ethiopian economic. Besides small stations such as dembi, yadot and chemoga have also been in operation. Development plan pasdep, job creation through private sector development, implementing focused programs on small and. The objectives of the study on hand were to develop a manual on environment assessment ea and watershed action planning wap and to test its applicability, particularly focusing on ea, using the catchment areas of the giz ecos mhp pilot projects gobecho i. Traditional smallscale irrigation development in ethiopia has a hist ory of antiquity. Hydropower is currently slated to provide the bulk of the countrys output, with ethiopias hydroelectric potential estimated at roughly 50,000mw.
Esmap has also enjoyed the support of private donors as. Ethiopia aims to achieve middleincome economy as of 20202023 while. An energywater nexus analysis in this paper we investigate the prospects for largescale hydropower deployment in ethiopia. An ethiopiakenya hydropower interconnection project may be the first to benefit from work beginning conducted by the african development bank afdb, through the african carbon support programme acsp, to develop a new clean development mechanism cdm methodology that would make interstate electricity connection eligible for cdm revenue. For more than 100 years, hydropower has been an important source of flexible, lowcost, and emissionsfriendly renewable energy. We publish this report following a year of steady worldwide growth in hydropower development, with 31. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of water resources volume 1 feasibility study of genale gd6 hydropower project page ii gd6 feasibility report final volume 1. Ethiopias hydropower projects in sustainable energy. At this time, ethiopia exports 100 megawatts to sudan and about 50 megawatts to djibouti. Stimulating the picohydropower market for low income.
Ethiopia has the second highest hydro power potential of africa. Landscape transformation ansd sustainable development in ethiopia. With its huge hydropower potential, ethiopia is thinking big. The ethiopian diaspora is an important source of financial support for the countrys development.
In this article we investigate the prospects for largescale hydropower deployment in ethiopia. Ethiopias hydroelectric power through the past 70 years and now. The first year consists of a series of foundational courses and a larger group project where the students apply knowledge from the other courses by conducting a pre feasibility study of the development alternatives. The laymans guide guide brings together all of these aspects in a stepbystep approach, and will serve as a useful tool for a potential developer of a small hydropower scheme. Ethiopias dam project reflects shifting balance of power. Under the eapp framework, ethiopia will play a significant role, given its abundant hydropower resources. Only a fraction of this potential has been harnessed so far, 1% at the beginning of the 21st century. Africanglobe ethiopia recently announced it is to build another dam, named koysha, after gibe iii, which is the largest of all ethiopian dams to become operational. These will all be necessary at the different development stages from, first choosing a site until the plant goes into operation. Current energy situation 3 potential 45,000 mw current 3,810 mw gtp ii 11015mw 2020 potential 5.
Masters degree programme, 2 years, trondheim hydropower development programme components. On april 2 2011 at the opening ceremony of the construction of the great millennium dam. Ethiopian prime minister meles zenawi said nothing can stop us from exercising our rights lets see the historical and present electrical power development in ethiopia. In order to become the powerhouse of africa, ethiopia is actively exploiting its water resources by building dams, reservoirs, irrigation and. Ethiopias fast economic growth and its boosting investment need huge electricity.
But many development analysts believe that large dams are a poor match for reducing ethiopia s poverty. Leveraging partnerships to increase access to power in subsaharan africa. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on. Ethiopias hydroelectric power through the past 70 years. Genale dawa 3 hydroelectric project, ethiopia, london. Ethiopia is investing heavily in infrastructure, especially hydropower. Ethiopia s 10 year perspective plan for the period 1984 to 1993 recognized the importance of low cost energy as an incentive to industrial and economic development. Hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in. With two distinct modelling approaches we find high projections for future hydropower generation. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia growth and transformation. By molla mitiku ayenew tigrai online, may 12, 2015. Introduction the ethiopian government has for long recognized that economic progress will depend principally on the development of the hydropower resources of the country ethiopia is endowed with abundant water resources distributed in many parts of the country however, it has not made significant progress in the field of water resources development during the past four decades. From the highly potential resources of abay river, tis abay ii hydroelectric project is the one whose construction is going to be completed, and start generating electricity in very near future.