Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of microhydro. The hydropower potential in the nile basin exceeds 20 gw. Overview of tekeze hydroelectric power plant general the ethiopian electric power corporation constructed the tekeze hydro electric power plant as part of the countrys general development plan with the aim of expanding the electric power generation capacity. The power plant was designed to accommodate four 75mw units, with three of these to be. Koysha hydropower project and the 254 mw genale dawa iii project. Development of hydropower proposed regional transmission projects zupgrade of zambia dr congo s. Hydroelectric power plants supply the larger share 88% of the electricity in ethiopia. Below are examples of laws and regulations in various jurisdictions as well as sample agreements relating to hydro power projects and additional references. Introduction to event and white paper the aim of this solar report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the solar energy market in ethiopia, along with key insights into its regulatory framework, energy sector, and photovoltaic pv solar industry segments. The master plan covered all aspects of water resources development. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Several hydropower plants are under construction in the nile basin.
In this article we investigate the prospects for largescale hydropower deployment in ethiopia. According to ethiopia ministry of water, irrigation and energy, ethiopia has 12 river basins with an annual runoff volume of 122 billion m3 of water and an estimated 2. According solomon 1998, regardless of its great economic advantages, large scale hydropower projects need. Ethiopia has a vast hydropower potential, which is estimated to be about 15,000 30,000 mw. In order to become the powerhouse of africa, ethiopia is actively exploiting its water resources by building dams, reservoirs, irrigation and diversion canals and hydropower stations. When the government decided to develop huge hydropower projects on the. Pdf hydropower for sustainable water and energy development. While studying and designing reservoir regulated hydropower production, the overall effect of water consumption by the projects is assumed to be minimal. The renewable energy potential includes hydropower, geothermal power, wind power and solar power.
This study sought to examine these controversial issues, the causes and consequences of these challenges. Hydro power the electricity in ethiopia s grid is now derived entirely from renewable energy. Yet the lack of thorough understanding of the challenging contexts undermines. Ethiopia has made big strides in recent years, with 48. Technoeconomic feasibility of small scale hydropower in ethiopia. Innovative modifications were made during the construction period to expedite the completion of tekeze dam, such as a modified river diversion scheme, staged dam construction. It is my pleasure to introduce the 2017 hydropower status report. The new hydroelectric dams will be located on the genale dawa and dabus rivers with construction expected to. The proposed project would consist of the construction of a low earthfilled dam on the finchaa river, a tributary of the blue nile, approximately 170 km northwest of addis ababa and a power station equipped with three 33. Ethiopia has the second largest hydropower potential in africa, with only 10% developed to date but nonetheless covering 90% of the nations electricity demand. Based on an inventory of all existing and foreseen hydropower projects in ethiopia, we estimate that by 2050 approximately 63% of the total national hydroelectricity generation level will derive from the blue nile river system see. With two distinct modelling approaches we find high projections for future hydropower generation. Wind ethiopia has total wind energy resource reserve of 3,030 giga watt and.
Ethiopia with its quickly increasing electricity demand of over 30% requires new power plants, immediately. Hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in. These support a wide array of investments in such areas as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. However, crossborder trade has thus far remained limited in scope and influence upon energy trade in south asia, despite the tremendous potential benefits of regional energy trade and cooperation. These make hydropower projects more feasible, beneficial and sustainable engelbertus 2002. Pdf ethiopia is currently one of the fastest growing economies in africa.
These include feasibility studies of hydropower projects, namely i alleltu, ii beles, chemogayeda and halelewerebesa iii ethiopia sudan power interconnection and more than 2300 km of transmission line at 230, 2 and 66 kv level. Hydro power in ethiopia the staged construction of. Ethiopia participates in the nile basin initiative, a forum for dialogue with the other nile riparians. Addressing various bits without looking the full picture may lead us to the wrong conclusion.
Hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in ethiopia. An energywater nexus analysis page 3 1 prospects for hydropower in ethiopia. Spru, science policy research unit, uos university of sussex. Assessment on performance and challenges of ethiopian. Ethiopia finchaa hydroelectric second power project english.
The path forward further consultation and testing with mott macdonald, the lead consultant for the project led by the world bank, is ongoing with a goal of producing an initial draft of the guidelines by may 2017, concurrent with a workshop at the 2017 world hydropower congress in addis ababa, ethiopia. T here exists abundant physical and engineering hydropower potentialindevelopingcountries. Ethiopia in 20 assumed a total economically feasible potential of 45 gw of hydropower. The country has ample hydropower potential and should concentrate on it to realize its transformation. Ethiopia s hydropower projects in sustainable energy initiative. The government of ethiopia with the collaboration of chinese government prepared solar and wind master plan for the whole country, which can be very useful to identify the gross amount and distribution condition of wind and solar energy resources, construction conditions, cost and other limiting factors of wind and solar power generation projects. Ethiopia plans to increase its current 4,300 megawatt electricity generation capacity to 17,300 megawatt by 2025, with power generation projects in hydro, wind, geothermal and biomass sectors. Ethiopian energy systems potentials, opportunities and. The grand renaissance hydroelectric project grhep, formerly known as the millennium project of ethiopia, is being developed on the blue nile river in the ethiopian state of beneshangul gumuz. While hydropower does not consume water, the filling impoundment of reservoirs reduces the water flow once. Hydropower or water power energy is created from flowing water. So far very little percentage less than 2% of the vast potential has been harnessed.
Ethiopia s plentiful hydropower resources are distributed in nine major river basins and their innumerable tributaries is estimated to generate an economically affordable energy of about 260 twh. Ethiopias hydro power potential is estimated at 45,000 megawatts while also having the potential of generating 5,000 megawatts from geothermal. It will be the largest hydropower project of africa, with an installed capacity of 6,000mw. Hydropower projects to generate megawatts and foreign. Description for gibe ii hydropower plant ethiopia gibe ii hydropower plant is the second stage of the gibeomo hydroelectric cascade which includes gibe i and gibe iii all in operation, koysha under construction and gibe v planned. Africa interconnection zzambiatanzania interconnection znamibiabotswana interconnection zw. Jun 18, 2018 numerous other hydropower projects are currently under construction in ethiopia. But the gird reaches now mainly the urban population, which adds up to less than 20% of the total.
Ethiopia gibe iii hydropower project trip report page 2 this report is provided to the public in fulfillment of title xiii, 3a3 and does not reflect official usaid or usg policies or positions. Request for proposal hydropower project planning training. Summary of major construction projects in ethiopia during this period. The success of irrigation projects is determined by governance and sociocultural contexts. Ethiopia is currently one of the fastest growing economies in africa. Under the eapp framework, ethiopia will play a significant role, given its abundant hydropower resources. Tana beles hydropower project in ethiopia nippa tech. Candidate hydro projects were to be as defined by already completed studies. Concerning electricity generation, renewable energy in ethiopia has focused on large hydropower. Hydropower accounts for most of it with some wind power added. Renewable energy projects fuel subsidy reform the government of ethiopia stopped fossil fuel subsidy in 2008. Other hydropower projects in the bidding phase are tams 1,700 mw, chemoga yeda 280 mw, and the geba complex 385 mw.
Gilgel gibe iii hydropower project is one of the largescale projects presently under construction in ethiopia. Since 2011, 10 % ethanol and 90 % petrol are being blended. Rfp hydropower project planning training for bhutan page 4 reimbursement for visa fees international health insurance the consultants should have experience with hydropower projects. Hydropower projects, in addition to power generation, often support other essential water services such as irrigation, flood control, fisheries, drinking water, recreation, slow sedimentation downstream, tourism and navigation. Powerchina huadong engineering corporation completed the rehabilitation at a cost of usd 14 million of ethiopias oldest hydropower plant, the 6. The new dam would be part of the 20152020 development plan, under which. Assessment on performance and challenges of ethiopian construction industry corresponding author. On march 10, 2016, ethiopian prime minister hailemariam desalegn announced that his government would soon launch a new hydropower project, building a 2,000 megawatt dam in an undisclosed location. Ethiopia has ambitious plans for bolstering economic growth and aims to fulfil much of the. Ethiopias renewable energy power potential and development. The challenges and prospects of sustainable energy. An energywater nexus analysis in this paper we investigate the prospects for largescale hydropower deployment in ethiopia. Currently, installed capacity is about 4,330 mw of hydro, but more than 6,600 mw are under construction. The study identified nine potential hydropower project sites, from gd1 to gd9, on the genale river.
Planning development of ethiopias hydropower resources. The benefits of the dams are not only limited to hydropower. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6,450 mw hydropower project nearing completion on the blue nile in ethiopia, located about 30 km upstream of the border with sudan. The government of federal democratic republic of ethiopia has received a loan from african development bank afdb toward the cost of mekeledallol and semeraafdera power supply for industrial development and access scaleup project.
Ethiopias hydropower projects in sustainable energy initiative. The geological study conducted indicated that there is no risk of soil instability in leku site and the negative impact on the environment due to the project was found to. Genale gd6 hydropower project feasibility study final. The 1,045 kilometres electricity transmission project which is expected to need usd 1. It is official policy to fully utilize hydropower in ethiopia in combination with irrigation, so the doublepositive effect of getting both cheap energy and sufficient water explains the focus on hydropower projects. Ethanol blending with petrol is planned to reach 25% in the year 2015. To alleviate ethiopia s present shortage of generating capacity, eepcos financial resources were focused on the early completion of the tekeze hydro power project. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on traditional fossil. Due to the quickly developing demand for electricity in ethiopia, operational power plants are listed as well as those under construction and also proposed ones likely to be built within a number of years. Jul 23, 2007 hydropower projects to generate megawatts and foreign currency in ethiopia published. By way of comparison, on the basis of existing public information, the estimated current installed hydropower. Among the various energy options, hydropower is the most attractive to the nile countries because of its long economic life and low per unit energy costs. Overview of tekeze hydroelectric power plant general. As the worlds largest affordable renewable energy source, hydropower currently accounts for about 18 percent of the total world electricity supply.
However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on. The existence of large rivers flowing in deeply incised valleys provides attractive conditions for mediumto largescale hydropower plants, with an overall national. Ethiopia electricity transmission system improvement. Numerous other hydropower projects are currently under construction in ethiopia. Ethiopia with its quickly increasing electricity demand. Potentials, opportunities and sustainable utilization v p a g e abstract ethiopia is a nation endowed with huge amount of water, wind, solar and geothermal energy potentials. Only a fraction of this potential has been harnessed so far, 1% at the beginning of the 21st century.
Uses of hydropower in the united states today, hydropower projects provide 81 percent of the nations renewable electricity generation and about 10 percent of the nations total electricity. Hydropower development indispensable to ethiopian economic. Hydropower in ethiopia hydro news africa andritz hydro. Ethiopia is planning to commission two chinesebuilt energy projects in the second half of 2019, an ethiopian official said on april 23. Outline zoverview of african power sector zcurrent status of hydropower in africa zpotential contribution of hydropower zdevelopment of hydro projects zenvironmental and social concerns zfinancing hydro projects zaction plan to meet nepad initiative. These include the bujagali power project and a number of projects in ethiopia. Mapping agency, ethiopia geological survey, ethiopian electric power cooperation. This page lists power stations in ethiopia, both integrated with the national power grid but also isolated ones. Hydropower potential and the regions rising energy demand. The ethiopian water policy strictly follows water allocation as a principle in setting out water consumption problems and demand projection. Both rivers are shared with ethiopias neighbors and for none of them an international water sharing agreement exists. Typical instream hydropower plant using existing facilities. Biofuels since 2008, 5% ethanol and 95 % petrol had been being blended. Genaledawa 3 gd3, located within the genaledawa river basin in ethiopia, has an installed capacity of 254 mw.
Ethiopia moves forward on hydropower dams by george f. The consultants should also have expertlevel knowledge of various regional markets, including the indian market. Eepco is in the process of establishing an environmental. Water consumption by hydropower, does it worth allocation. Change in hydrological flow regimes, deteriorating water quality, migration corridors barriers, sedimentation, greenhouse gas emission and biodiversity loss are environmental impacts of hydropower projects.
In the coming years they will increase the installed capacity by a further 1,500 mw and also bring voiths share of electricity generation from hydropower to around nine percent of the countrys entire power generation. The world bank provides lowinterest loans, zero to lowinterest credits, and grants to developing countries. Hydropower has a recorded history of electric production providing substantial energy. Pdf in this article we investigate the prospects for largescale hydropower. Ethiopia finchaa hydroelectric second power project english abstract. The consulting firm are required to have experience in feasibility studies preparation in similar hydroelectric power projects either alone or in association with local consulting firms capable and experienced to carry site investigation activities in similar hydroelectric power projects. Multipurpose project beles valley ethiopia the ambitious tana beles project was located in the metekel district of ethiopia, covered an area of approximately 1,600 km2 to supply a population of approx. Our highly technical staff giving their services to ms andritz in all electromechanical sections. Existing power shortage and construction of various hydroelectric power dams are very important issues that cover broad subjects that need to be addressed properly. Apr 04, 2016 ethiopia also signed a usd 4billiondeal with the usicelandic firm, reykjavik geothermal, to build the countrys first privatelyrun power plant, a 1,000 megawatt geothermal complex. Voith opens a new center for hydropower projects in ethiopia. However, less than 5 % of the potential has been exploited so far.
Rfp hydropower project planning training for bhutan page 3. Environmental impacts of hydropower and alternative. Pdf hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in. Gibe ii has a total capacity of 420 mw and an energy production of 1625 gwhy. Geothermal energy is unlimited and always available, which is not always the case for hydropower in times of drought, for example. The project has been surrounded by controversies and strong oppositions. The development of ethiopia s renewable energy sector has been one of the. Xi jinping welcomes ethiopian pm abiy ahmed ahead of second brfic. Ethiopias hydropower projects in sustainable energy. In ethiopia, the government and development partners show a growing interest in developing irrigation projects. Hydropower is one of the main energy sources that is recognized and given priority for poverty reduction and sustainable development in ethiopia. Investment in small scale irrigation ssi is crucial to sustain food security and livelihoods of smallholders. Feasibility study of small hydropower schemes in giba and.
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