Ethiopia is to end the import of diesel/gasoline powered water pumps in favour of solar energy or other green energy options. Although it is planned to cultivate 50,000 hectares of land per year, the reality is five times more.”Also, 54,000 water pumps have been distributed for irrigation purposes with support from development partners. Have you readSubstation to serve Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia to be commissioned this yearIn April, the Ethiopian Electricity Utility (EEU) announced that solar energy plants are going to be built in hundreds of rural towns. Ethiopia looks to solar energy to increase access to electricityEthiopian Electricity Service Communication Affairs Director, Melaku Taye, told the press agency that the plan is to make “100% electricity accessible in the country by 2030.”This includes 201 rural towns building solar energy plants “at a cost of $217m, a loan gained from development partners.”Have you readEast Africa: UNDP backs finance models for clean energy solutionsHe said the solar energy plants would be used as an alternative electricity source. But the country, however, is using below 1,700MW due to the limitation of transmission and distribution lines.

Source: Ethiopian News May 12, 2023 12:06 UTC