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Ethiopia · asset class
Cement Plants in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has 9 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 53rd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 9 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Habesha Cement SCO (2), natural person(s) (2) and West China Cement Ltd (2) — Habesha Cement SCO alone is named on 22% of them. Half of Ethiopia's cement plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 9 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant, dating from 1984. They account for 16% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ethiopia.
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Who owns Ethiopia's cement plants
- Habesha Cement SCO2 22%
- natural person(s)2 22%
- West China Cement Ltd2 22%
- Dangote Cement PLC1 11%
- Derba Midroc Cement PLC1 11%
- East African Holding1 11%
- Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray1 11%
- Ethio Cement PLC1 11%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1980s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s5
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant (1984) · newest Lemi Cement Plant (2024) · 9 of 9 carry a start date
How Ethiopia compares · cement plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Ethiopia?
- OverWatts maps 9 cement plants in Ethiopia — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 53rd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Ethiopia?
- Habesha Cement SCO is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 9 (22%). Next are natural person(s) (2), West China Cement Ltd (2) and Dangote Cement PLC (1).
- How old are Ethiopia's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 9 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant (1984); 4 came online in the past ten years.