The government of Ethiopia has set a goal of providing access to electricity to all its citizens by 2025. More than 50 million people in Ethiopia, population 110 million, lack access to electricity. Genale Dawa IIIThe Genale Dawa III (GD-3) hydropower project, located in southern Ethiopia on the Dawa River, some 630 kilometers (km) from the capital Addis Abada, is one piece of the puzzle. Completion of the GD-3 project will increase the overall power capacity in Ethiopia by nearly 6%—from 4,260 MW to 4,514 MW—contributing to the government’s goal of increasing nationwide capacity to 12,000 MW by 2025. As such, the project is recognized as a POWER Top Plant award winner for, among other successes, providing much-needed power to help electrify Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2020 05:03 UTC