Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity is set to undertake 105 small dam construction projects over the next five years, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
Project implementation sites have already been identified in Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’, Gambella, Amhara and Benishangual-Gumuz regional states of the country.
Project implementation sites have already been identified in Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’, Gambella, Amhara and Benishangual-Gumuz regional states of the country.
The latest rural electrification plan takes into consideration the country’s topography which is well suited for hydropower projects on small rivers, Bizuneh Tolcha, Public Relations Director at the Ministry said, adding that the projects target off-grid areas throughout the country.
“The projects play additional role by supplying cost efficient power, expand small industries and irrigation development schemes,” he said
The ministry also has finalized feasibility studies in five selected sites with potentials of up to 11 megawatts in which private investors are encouraged to get involved.
Over the past five years, the ministry managed to provide hydropower from small river dams to around 300, 000 inhabitants of Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s states.
Overall, 27 dams were built over small rivers in the reported period with the involvement of a range of stakeholders.
About 5,000 sites have already been identified for development of small and micro-hydropower generation, the director added.
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