Ethiopia Says Installed Power Capacity Has Surpassed 9,730 Megawatts
Ethiopia’s installed electricity generation capacity has exceeded 9,730 megawatts, Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa said in an annual performance update.
Ethiopia’s installed electricity generation capacity has surpassed 9,730 megawatts across multiple energy sources, Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa said in an annual performance update reported by Fana Broadcasting Corporate on July 26.
The government presented the figure as evidence of continued expansion intended to increase electricity supply, widen access and support economic development. The source report did not include a plant-by-plant breakdown or specify how much of the stated capacity was available to the grid at the time of the announcement.
Installed capacity is not the same as electricity actually generated or delivered: output can vary with water availability, maintenance, transmission constraints and demand. The 9,730-megawatt figure should therefore be read as an official capacity measure pending fuller sector data.
