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Ethiopia

With a power score of 1.73, Ethiopia ranks number 72 among Emerging Markets and number 25 in the Africa region

Power score

1.73/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

67
2021
80
2022
75
2023
72
2024

Overview

Ethiopia has a power score of 1.73, which puts it at rank 72 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Ethiopia has improved in the power rankings by 3 places, from rank 75, to rank 72.

At 1.73, the power score of Ethiopia is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 25 in the region.

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Ethiopia

Power

Power policy

Ethiopia implements policies in 5/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in tariff, Import tax incentives, and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Ethiopia has dropped from 37.35 USD/MWh in 2022 to 35.46 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Ethiopia has fluctuated between 21.18 USD/MWh (2017) and 45.92 USD/MWh (2020).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Ethiopia in 2023 was in Large Hydro at 83.21%, down from 83.67% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Onshore wind at 7.87%, up from 5.78% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

2000200520102015202002K4K6K MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Ethiopia in 2023 was in Large Hydro at 92.61%, up from 91.82% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was Biomass & Waste at 1.24%, up from 0.18% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Ethiopia was around $ million in 2023, a decrease of NaN% from 2022 ($ million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2020 at $409.20 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $18.00 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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