The electricity sector in Ethiopia is growing rapidly due to the government’s policy of electrifying the entire population by 2030, 96% of which will be connected to the national grid (and 4% through off-grid solutions).

The response to this objective is a significant investment in the new generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure. On the generation side, Ethiopia has, between 2008 and 2023, significantly increased its generation capacity from 755 MW to 5256 MW. In its ten-year development plan, Ethiopia aims to considerably increase its production capacity (to reach 17,056 MW by 2030), while diversifying its energy mix by increasing wind, solar and geothermal capacities, to reduce dependence on hydroelectric energy.