Secteur de l’énergie

The current legal and regulatory frameworks allow private foreign investors to participate in a range of energy projects, including dam construction, hydropower generation and manufacturing and distribution of biogas digesters and solar technologies.

Foreign private investment is also allowed in electricity-related manufacturing of components, equipment, appliances and systems used in generation, transmission and distribution. Investment in off-grid minigrids to electrify rural communities is also allowed for a range of solar, small-hydro or hybrid systems.

The country is in the process of drafting a feed-in-tariff bill, which should allow IPPs to sell renewable energy to the grid at specified rates. Ethiopia signed its first agreements with IPPs in March 2020, for the construction of two geothermal plants, Corbetti and Tulu Moye.

Generation:

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) is responsible for all generation.
Many IPPs have been signed, but none were operational as of May 2020.

Transmission:

EEP is responsible for all electricity transmission.

Distribution:

Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is responsible for all electricity distribution. The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is the entity responsible for electricity distribution. It purchases bulk power from Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and distributes to end customers. EEU is presided over by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity. EEU is also the primary implementing entity of the grid extension component of the National Electrification Programme 2.0.

EEP is responsible for electricity generation and transmission (>132kV). EEP is presided over by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity and engages with IPPs. The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity (MoWIE) oversees development and management of water and energy resources, develops plans, policies and laws and implements and supervises other governmental agencies and entities (EEU, Ethiopian Energy Authority (EEA) and EEP). It is also involved with research and technical support to regional water and energy entities.

The Ministry of Trade is involved with providing tax incentives including tax-free importation of capital goods and tax holidays for companies importing off-grid solar technologies. The Ethiopia Energy Authority (EEA) regulates the electricity sector, issues technical codes standards and directives, and commissions programmes and projects on energy efficiency. EEA reports to the MoWIE. The Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and Promotion Centre (EREDPC) has the mandate to carry out national energy resources studies, data collection and analysis, rural energy policy formulation, technology research and development. It also oversees the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and the Rural Electrification Executive Secretariat (REES).

The REF supports private sector and cooperative engagement in rural electrification activities through loan based finance and technical support.

The Development Bank of Ethiopia is serving as the financial intermediary between the REF and project developers.

The Rural Electrification Executive Secretariat (REES) selects projects for REF funding and provides advisory services, capacity building, and training to regional energy entities.

The Alternative Energy Technology Development and Promotion Directorate (AETDPD) is responsible for manufacturing, laboratory and training support for alternative energies (biomass, mini-hydro, solar, wind and others).

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) issues business and commercial licences and registrations and supports general foreign investment promotion efforts.

The Ethiopian Clean Cooking Alliance (ECCA), launched in November 2019, is an advocacy organisation for clean cooking Ethiopia with the aim to create an enabling environment for a growing market.

Utilitaire/distributeur

The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is the entity responsible for electricity distribution. It purchases bulk power from Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and distributes to end customers. EEU is presided over by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity. EEU is also the primary implementing entity of the grid extension component of the National Electrification Programme 2.0.

EEP is responsible for electricity generation and transmission (>132kV). EEP is presided over by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity and engages with IPPs.

Ministère (ministères)

The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity (MoWIE) oversees development and management of water and energy resources, develops plans, policies and laws and implements and supervises other governmental agencies and entities (EEU, Ethiopian Energy Authority (EEA) and EEP). It is also involved with research and technical support to regional water and energy entities.

The Ministry of Trade is involved with providing tax incentives including tax-free importation of capital goods and tax holidays for companies importing off-grid solar technologies.

Régulateur

The Ethiopia Energy Authority (EEA) regulates the electricity sector, issues technical codes standards and directives, and commissions programmes and projects on energy efficiency. EEA reports to the MoWIE.

Autres

The Ethiopian Rural Energy Development and Promotion Centre (EREDPC) has the mandate to carry out national energy resources studies, data collection and analysis, rural energy policy formulation, technology research and development. It also oversees the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and the Rural Electrification Executive Secretariat (REES).

The REF supports private sector and cooperative engagement in rural electrification activities through loan based finance and technical support.

The Development Bank of Ethiopia is serving as the financial intermediary between the REF and project developers.

The Rural Electrification Executive Secretariat (REES) selects projects for REF funding and provides advisory services, capacity building, and training to regional energy entities.

The Alternative Energy Technology Development and Promotion Directorate (AETDPD) is responsible for manufacturing, laboratory and training support for alternative energies (biomass, mini-hydro, solar, wind and others).

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) issues business and commercial licences and registrations and supports general foreign investment promotion efforts.

The Ethiopian Clean Cooking Alliance (ECCA), launched in November 2019, is an advocacy organisation for clean cooking Ethiopia with the aim to create an enabling environment for a growing market.

The Ethiopian Standards Agency (ESA) regulates the quality of a variety of sectors and products, including solar home systems (SHS). ESA was also reported to be working with the Ethiopia Energy Authority (EEA) on developing technical standards for minigrids. No announcements have been made yet with regards to the publishing of these standards. Draft transmission and distribution grid codes have been published and are available on the EEA website. Relevant examples of implemented standards include CES 140:2015 (Off-grid solar PV lighting kits - requirements) and ES 6085:2019 (Clean Cookstoves and Clean Cooking Solutions, Performance Requirements and Test Methods). The Ethiopia Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE) ensures compliance to standards developed by ESA through testing.