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Power Plants in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has 34 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 69th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 21 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 9.6 GW across 13 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Grand Ethiopian Renaissance hydroelectric plant (5.2 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Ethiopian Electric Power Corp (28), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2) and Berkeley Partners LLP (1) — Ethiopian Electric Power Corp alone is named on 82% of them. Half of Ethiopia's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Fincha hydroelectric plant, dating from 1974. 21 are in the pipeline, led by Koysha hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW), under construction. They account for 62% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ethiopia.

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34
Power Plant in Ethiopia
#69
of 155 countries
9.6 GW
Operating capacity
21
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Ethiopia

Who owns Ethiopia's power plants

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

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2012 · oldest Fincha hydroelectric plant (1974) · newest Assela wind farm (2025) · 13 of 34 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Ethiopia?
OverWatts maps 34 power plants in Ethiopia — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 69th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Ethiopia?
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance hydroelectric plant, at 5.2 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Ethiopia's power plants have?
About 9.6 GW operating across 13 plants, with a further 10.8 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Ethiopia?
Ethiopian Electric Power Corp is named as owner or operator on the most — 28 of 34 (82%). Next are Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2), Berkeley Partners LLP (1) and Corbetti Geothermal (1).
How old are Ethiopia's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Fincha hydroelectric plant (1974); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Ethiopia?
21 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Koysha hydroelectric plant (2.2 GW), Tams hydroelectric plant (2.0 GW) and Karadobi hydroelectric plant (1.6 GW).

Other asset classes in Ethiopia

Cement Plant 9Oil & Gas Field 4Coal / Uranium Mine 4Interconnector 3Iron & Steel Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335