Its multifaceted efforts to provide adequate and quality electricity respond to the nation's steadily growing energy demand makes the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) a peerless power supplier in the nation. It is also exerting its maximum effort to upgrade services.
The Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) has signed a Partnership Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia for geothermal surface exploration and capacity building for geothermal development.
The Ministry of Water and Energy announced plan to execute over 44,000 new rural drinking water projects, speed up the construction of Gilgel Gibe III hydropower project, the construction of large-scale irrigation schemes this fiscal year.
State-owned Power Grid Corporation- led consortium has bagged a $ 21 million contract from Ethiopian Electric Power Service Corporation for undertaking its system upgrade.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy reported over 13,200 home solar systems has been installed over the past nine months in rural areas which are not connected to the national electric grid.
