Ethiopia energy report

• The National Electrification Program targets 100% electrification in 2025, up from 60% now.
• The electricity sector is dominated by public companies, while the hydrocarbon sector is managed by foreign companies.
• Power production is increasing very rapidly (12%/year since 2010) and is dominated by hydropower (96%).
• Gasoline and diesel prices are 45% cheaper than in neighbouring countries.
• Electricity prices declined until 2018 and are now increasing.
• Despite rapid growth in electricity consumption (13%/year over 2010-2019), per capita consumption is below 100 kWh.
• Total energy consumption is mainly supplied with biomass (87%).
• The country plans to install 14 GW of hydropower by 2030, two thirds of which is already under construction, and to produce and export natural gas from 2022.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Electricity (MoWIE) is in charge of the development of energy policies, strategies, and programmes outside the oil sector.

  The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum supervises the mineral and petroleum policies and promotes the country's oil potential.

• Energy Companies

  Electricity:

  In 2013, EEPCO, Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, the national public electricity company, was unbundled into two separate entities: EEP, Ethiopian Electric Power, for generation and transmission and EEU, Ethiopian Electric Utility, for distribution.

• Energy Supply

  Resources:

  The country's hydroelectric potential is among the highest in the region, with an economically exploitable potential of about 160 TWh. Geothermal resources are estimated to amount to roughly 10 GW. Hydrocarbon reserves are limited and are barely used (35 bcm for gas and just 0.62 mbl for oil, end of 2020).

• Energy Prices

  Oil:

  The Government adjusts the gasoline price every month. Following the global price trend, oil prices decreased between 2013 and 2016 and have stabilized since 2018: gasoline and diesel prices were US$0.59/l and US$0.53c/l, respectively, on average in 2021. They are around 45% cheaper than in neighbouring countries (Kenya and Tanzania).

  Graph: GASOLINE & DIESEL PRICES (US$/l)

• Energy Consumption

  In 2020, total energy consumption per capita is around 0.4 toe, including 95 kWh of electricity.

  Total energy consumption is increasing steadily, albeit at a rate 3 times slower than economic growth (3.23%/year on average over 2010-2019, against 9.5%/year for the GDP). In 2020, consumption growth was only 2%, with a net slowdown in economic growth (2%).

• Issues & Prospects

  Electricity:

  Ethiopia strives to become an African power hub. Its plan to have a capacity of 17 GW in 2020 in its 25-year Power System Expansion Master Plan of 2016 is far from being reached, with only 4.85 GW achieved by end 2020.

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Ethiopia energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (US$c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 8: Total consumption market share by energy (2020, %)
• GRAPH 9: Final consumption market share by sector (2020, %)

In the Ethiopia energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.