Currently Ethiopia gets 90% its total electricity from 14 hydropower generating plants with a total of installed capacity of almost 3,815 megawatts. Koysha HydropowerThe second hydropower project EEP is constructing is the Koysha Hydropower project located some 530 kilometers west of the capital, Addis Ababa. Genale Dawa III hydropowerThe Genale Dawa III hydropower of Ethiopia is the third project EEP is undertaking currently. Aba Samuel HydropowerLocated 27 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, Aba Samuel Hydropower plant is the fourth hydropower project EEP is undertaking rehabilitation. Other than hydropower, Ethiopia is also generating 87 megawatts of electricity from three different diesel plants.

Source: Ethiopian News December 30, 2018 05:03 UTC