Ethiopia estimates a geothermal potential of 5,000MW
Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Plant, Ethiopia (source: bgr.bund.de)
Alexander Richter
10 Ara 2010
The East African country of Ethiopia has a potential of up to 5,000MW from geothermal resources, so a recent comment on general electricity generation potential of the country.
In a recent piece on the energy potential of East African Ethiopia, the country is said to have a geothermal power potential of up to 5,000MW.
The country “has a potential to generate over 60,000 MW electric power from hydroelectric, wind and geothermal sources according to a study cited by Corporate Communication Chief Officer with Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo), Misikir Negash.
Miniskir told the state-run news agency ENA that Ethiopia’s potential capacity in hydroelectric power is 45,000MW while 10,000 MW can be generated from wind and 5,000 MW from geothermal sources.
Ethiopia plans to expand electric service coverage in the country to 75 per cent during the coming five years from the present 41 per cent.
Ethiopia currently generates about 2,000 MW almost exclusively from hydroelectric power. The country plans to expand this to about 8,000 MW in the next five years. A 120MW wind power plan is being constructed in Tigray State and similar wind power projects will start in Adama, Aysha – an area located between Dire Dawa and Dewelle as well as in Debreberhan and Mesebo, ENA reported.
EEPCo said it will install for the first time in the country a 500 kilovolt high-voltage electric cable covering up to 434-km.”
Source: Nazret.com
