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has formed a partnership with Ethiopia to establish 500 MW of solar power capacity in the African country. The announcement is part of the UAE's Etihad 7

models, themselves hampered by calculation of electricity tariffs. Ethiopia is trying to find a solution. Hizkyas Dufera, senior adviser to

ACWA Power has won a 250MW duo of World Bank-backed solar projects in eastern Ethiopia. The firm was one of five companies that submitted proposals for the

at three refugee camps around Jigjiga, a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The picked designer will have to assess the solar source potential of the

the African nation. The initiative stands for a "substantial progression" for Ethiopia's efforts to expand its energy mix, Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi was

Ethiopia is poised to receive a $1.75 billion injection from five Chinese companies that plan to build solar-cell factories and explore the country’s vast mineral reserves. Finance Minister Ahmed Shide confirmed the commitments this week, calling them “a turning point for Ethiopia’s industrial ambition.” The flagship investment comes from CSI Solar Co.—a Shanghai-listed firm majority-owned by Canadian Solar Inc. CSI will pour $250 million into a plant that will assemble photovoltaic modules as well as containerized energy-storage systems. The factory, slated to break ground later this year, will target both domestic electrification projects and regional export markets. Mining interests dominate the rest of the package. Sequoia Mining & Processing Plc has earmarked $600 million for coal exploration and processing, betting on Ethiopia’s little-tapped lignite and bituminous reserves. Meanwhile, Hua Ye Mining Processing Co. plans to spend $500 million to survey critical minerals—chiefly lithium, copper, and rare earths—while laying the groundwork for a dedicated special economic zone to host downstream processing plants. Ethiopia is also drawing smaller, but still significant, solar-manufacturing bets. Hainan Drinda New Energy Technology Co. and Toyo Solar Manufacturing One Member Plc have each filed proposals to assemble high-efficiency n-type cells and panels, though financial details have not been disclosed. According to Zeleke Temesgen, commissioner at the Ethiopia Investment Commission, all five companies are navigating local licensing approvals, including environmental reviews and incentives under Ethiopia’s revised investment code. Officials expect the paperwork to finish by early 2026. Beyond capital, the projects promise a jolt to Ethiopia’s job market. Government estimates suggest the combined ventures could create over 10,000 direct positions and several times that number in supply-chain and support roles. Analysts say the investments align neatly with Addis Ababa’s push to diversify away from agriculture, boost export earnings, and curb the country’s chronic trade deficit. If the deals close as planned, Ethiopia will leapfrog several regional peers in both solar-panel output and mineral-processing capacity—key sectors as Africa positions itself within global clean-energy supply chains. Finance Minister Shide called the commitments “evidence that Ethiopia’s reform agenda is winning serious industrial partners,” adding that the government aims to fast-track infrastructure links so factories can ship product swiftly to ports in Djibouti and Kenya.

ACWA Power, has announced the signing of two power purchase agreements with Ethiopian Electric Power for the development of two 125 MW solar photovoltaic

Co Ltd plans to expand its solar cell manufacturing plant in Hawassa, Ethiopia, by adding 2 GW of capacity. This move will double the facility's current

Ethiopia’s state-owned utility the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has issued an invitation for bids to seek developers to deploy solar mini-grids in 25 villages, with the projects financed by the African Development Bank. Each village will receive a solar plant, back-up diesel generator and battery storage as well as operation and maintenance services for the first three months. Bids must be submitted by November 11. Tariffs for mini-grids The tender will test efforts by the Ethiopian government to spur the development of mini-grids and access to electricity in rural communities. The authorities have been working since the summer on a methodology to calculate mini grid electricity tariffs. Hizkyas Dufera, senior adviser to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy has said private investors could apply any government-produced tariff methodology to their own projects. The village projects will be developed under the Ethiopia Electrification Program, launched in March 2018 and backed by a $375 million World Bank loan. “The country still has the second largest energy access deficit in sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria, and the third in the world,” the bank said at the time. “Seventy per cent of the population still lives in the dark and only 24% of primary schools and 30% of health centers have access to electricity services.” Increasing access to electricity The electrification program will require an estimated $1.5 billion over its first five years. Through the program, implemented by the energy ministry and the EEU, the World Bank hopes to provide electricity to all Ethiopians by 2025. With energy demand expected to grow by around 10% annually and an estimated population of around 110 million, landlocked Ethiopia has power generation capacity of around 4.5 GW at present, most of it hydropower. The government intends to install more large hydro as well as renewables as it chases the unlikely target of hitting 17.3 GW of capacity by next year. Ethiopia is supporting large scale solar by holding two rounds of the World Bank’s Scaling Solar program to procure 750 MW of PV generation capacity.

power as well as direct use Despite the area's economic obstacles, plants in Ethiopia and Kenya have attained geothermal power generation capacity of regarding 900

situations. The report assesses four refugee settlements in Iraq and Ethiopia, proposing renewable energy solutions to provide clean, cost-effective and

from Masdar last year in markets including Iraq, Uzbekistan and also

humanitarian operations. The study is based on analysis of 4 Iraqi and Ethiopian refugee camps. The ideas proposed are based on cheap, reliable and

in 11 nations of the Sahel region-- Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and also Sudan-- by 2030. The

and Mozambique The development of a 200 megawatt (MW) of solar projects in Ethiopia, with an estimated total investment of USD 300 million The construction of a