Renewable capacity
End-2025
10,082MW
+4,093 MWvs end-2024
IRENA 2026
Ethiopia Energy Intelligence
Capacity, generation, access, grid, pipeline and finance at a glance
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Overview
Electricity generated
FY 2025/26
35,670GWh
GERD 51.5%of output
EEP
Electricity access
2024
56.6% of pop.
+1.2 ppvs 2023
World Bank
Electricity exports
2024
1,671GWh
>US$118mFY24/25, reported
MoWE
Tracked generation pipeline
Oct 2026
2,985MW
6 projectspublic 2,160 · IPP/PPP 825 MW
HAYL tracker
Generation assets & interconnectors
Major plants and tracked projects · bubble area scaled to capacity
Plant data from EEP, IRENA, MoWE and project announcements · locations approximate · boundaries simplified
Generation mix
Renewable capacity, 2016–2025
Installed at year end, MW
IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026 · © IRENA
Latest signals
Dated developments from official and DFI sources
Generation
National electricity balance and the plant fleet
Electricity balance, 2014–2024
GWh per calendar year
Ministry of Water and Energy, Energy Sector Brief 2026
Plant register
Major operating plants and tracked projects
Grid & interconnectors
Network scale and cross-border power trade
Power leaving Ethiopia
Each link is drawn as wide as its rated capacity; the bright core is its reported peak flow. Links without a published rating are drawn as plain lines.
Lines join each link's end points in a straight line; they are not surveyed routes. Locations approximate, boundaries simplified.
Demand & access
Who has electricity, and how clean cooking is tracking
Access to electricity, 2000–2024
% of population
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Project pipeline
Stages reflect the latest dated public milestone, never an inferred one
Tracked generation by stage
MW of non-operating generation projects, public and IPP/PPP shown separately
Projects
Opportunities & leads
Open tenders first. Status is worked out against the current time in Addis Ababa (EAT)
Open opportunities
FAO Ethiopia
Solar-powered water pumps for woredas in Sidama (re-tender, local suppliers only)
Submit bid · 5 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT+3 (as shown on the UNGM notice)
View official noticeLast checked 30 Oct 2026
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) · World Bank-financed
PRIME-1 transmission lines for four substations (design, supply, installation)
Submit bid · 10 Nov 2026 (closing time not confirmed)
View official noticeLast checked 11 Oct 2026
Ethio Telecom
Telecom site power: hybrid storage, solid-state batteries, fuel cells and wind-solar systems (request for information)
Submit RFI response · 10 Nov 2026 (closing time not confirmed)
View official noticeLast checked 20 Oct 2026
UNICEF Ethiopia
Hybrid solar PV, backup power and WASH borehole equipment — long-term agreement
Submit proposal · 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 EAT (further extension posted 21 Oct 2026)
View official noticeLast checked 22 Oct 2026
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)
Consultancy: change-management needs assessment (REOI)
Submit expression of interest · 11 Nov 2026 (EEP's listing shows 16:00, time zone not stated)
View official noticeLast checked 27 Oct 2026
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)
230 kV transmission line for new Injibara and Debark substations (design, supply, installation)
Submit bid · 26 Nov 2026 (EEP's listing shows 14:00, time zone not stated)
View official noticeLast checked 27 Oct 2026
Closed tenders
Deadline passed. Kept for the record until an award or cancellation is reported
Planning leads
Plans and modelled requirements, not open procurement or committed finance
Historical milestones
Dated events already reported; not new announcements
Tariffs & policy
The four-year path to cost-reflective electricity prices
Reform progress
Residential energy charge by monthly band
ETB/kWh · August 2024 vs Year-4 schedule (2027/28)
DFI & finance
Approved programmes, agreements and stated requirements; approval is not disbursement
Market signals
Dated developments. Sort by when they happened, or by when HAYL added them
What changed in this edition
Edition 5 Nov 2026
- AddedSignalEEU opens 11 EV fast-charging stations in six citiesevent or publication 31 Oct 2026