The Ministry of Environement and Climate Change of Ethiopia aims to reach around 17 GW of renewable power generation capacity by 2020, mainly thanks to large hydropower projects but also to wind, geothermal and solar projects. Ethiopia will seek to attract private investors and to collaborate with other countries to reach that target.
In June 2015, Ethiopia announced plans to add 12 GW of new renewable power capacity by 2020, including the giant (6 GW) Grand Renaissance dam and the 1,870 MW Gilgel Gibe-3 dam. These two projects are expected to raise Ethiopia's installed capacity from more than 2,300 MW in 2014 to more than 10,000 MW upon completion. In addition to these projects under execution, new large dams of up to 2 GW each could be developed on several main rivers, including the Omo and the Nile, betting on Ethiopia's large hydropower reserves (potential estimated at up to 45 GW). Other renewable projects, based on solar, wind and geothermal, are also under consideration.
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