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Ethiopia — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 55 energy assets in Ethiopia across 6 layers — the 85th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 34 power plants, 9 cement plants and 4 oil & gas fields. Operating generation capacity is 9.6 GW, led by hydro at 93%.

The companies named on the most assets are Ethiopian Electric Power Corp (28), Poly GCL (3) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Ethiopia's mapped assets in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 23 with a known date), 9 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Fincha hydroelectric plant, dating from 1974. 24 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Koysha hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW).

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55
Total assets
#85
of 157 countries
9.6 GW
operating · 34 power plants
24
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 33.4 TWhDemand 31.0 TWhClean 100%Intensity 23 gCO₂/kWhNet exporter 2.3 TWh

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Power grid 9,988 kmPower Plants 34Cement Plants 9Oil & Gas Fields 4Coal & Uranium Mines 4Interconnectors 3Iron & Steel Plants 1

Under construction & proposed

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Biggest owners & operators

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Ethiopia have?
OverWatts maps 55 in Ethiopia across 6 asset classes — the 85th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Ethiopia have?
About 9.6 GW operating across 13 plants, mostly hydro 93% and wind 7%.
Who owns Ethiopia's energy infrastructure?
Ethiopian Electric Power Corp is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (28), followed by Poly GCL (3), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2) and Habesha Cement SCO (2).
What energy projects are under construction in Ethiopia?
The largest under way or proposed are Koysha hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW), Tams hydroelectric plant (2.0 GW) and Karadobi hydroelectric plant (1.6 GW).