The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) has revealed that 580,000 citizens of Ethiopia have benefited from the implementation of an off-grid energy solutions programme.
The Minister for Water and Energy, Eng Habtamu Itefa, disclosed this during an interview with the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA).
He said the country has been working to increase energy supply by integrating renewable sources to meet the growing power demand.
He mentioned that development partners such as the World Bank Group (WBG) and others are ready to support energy sector initiatives in the country.
The MoWE also organised the sector’s structure and trained manpower to exploit solar energy.
Ethiopia is endowed with renewable energy potentials such as water, solar, wind and geothermal energy.
So far, over 92 per cent of the country’s energy production supply comes from hydropower whereas the remaining energy comes from wind and other sources with the capacity to generate over 60, 000MW of electric power, he added.
“Currently, the emerging energy alternative to outreach the rural and remote areas’ growing electricity demand is solar energy.”
Furthermore, the country has been performing various activities to exploit solar energy potential, according to the Minister.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com