Kenya Commences Electricity Import from Ethiopia

Kenya commences electricity trade with Ethiopia. The USD500 million line to Kenya can transmit 2,000 MW…

Ethiopia Restores Electricity In Southern Tigray And Amhara Regions

The Ethiopian Electric Utility restores electricity in Southern Tigray And Amhara Regions. The towns include Korem,…

Ethiopia Earns U.S.$13 Million Exporting Electricity to Sudan, Djibouti in Two Months

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) earns more than US$13 million from exporting electricity. The state-owned utility supplied…

South Sudan and Ethiopian Signs MoU for Electricity Supply

EEP signs 100MW sales agreement with South Sudan The first step of the power purchase plan…

EEP signs Optical Fibre Lease Agreement with Safaricom

Ethiopian Electric Power is set to lease its optical fibre to Safaricom Ethiopia. The EEP will…

AfDB Approves $164m for Off-grid Energy Access in Nigeria, Others

AfDB approves $164m for off-grid energy access in Africa. The funds are part of the bank’s…

Ethiopia Begins Electricity Generation from the Nile Dam

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to be Africa’s largest hydroelectric scheme. The 3.7…

Nigeria, Others to Benefit from AfDB’s $164m Renewable Energy Commitment

AfDB plans to commit $164m for renewable energy development in six African countries. The finance is…

The Not So Popular Geothermal Energy

Have you ever been to a natural warm spring and wondered how the water gets hot…

ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia to Begin Tests at the Controversial GERD

Ethiopia to begin turbine tests at the GERD To test run two turbines with a combined…