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Electricity/Energy Tariff Adjustment in Ethiopia(Effective as of December 2018 and the adjustment is to be continued to Dec 2021)

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Electricity/Energy Tariff Adjustment in Ethiopia(Effective as of December 2018 and the adjustment is to be continued to Dec 2021)
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Note: the 2nd round of the tariff adjustment is in force since December of 2019

The Ethiopian Electric Utility made an adjustment to the Electricity/energy tariff applicable since the beginning of December 2018. The Electricity/energy tariff is one of the key factors that determine the investment decision of private players in the power sector of countries. After such a long delay, the utility has finally made a decision and increased the tariff as indicated in the tables below.

Apart from the increase of the rate, there is also a clear distinction between the old and the new tariffย calculations in the residential category. Historically, the tariff used to be non-flat or an increasing rate. The new tariff is set in a block or flat range and will have major cost implication for the consumers. In the new tariff of the residentialย category, the energy in KWH is multiplied with the tariff block where the monthly energy figure rests.

The following table provides the basic information for self reference. If you are interested for further analysis, you may follow this website or contact us . Further analysis will be provided in due course.

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1. The tariff rate is set in the local currency(ETB)

2. The tariff rate is already set to evolve every year until Dec 2021

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Table A: Energy Tariffย  for Residential Consumer Category

S/N ย  ย  ย  ย  Block Range ย  ย  ย  ย Base Tariffย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (Birr/kWh)

ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Energy Tariff (Birr/kWh)

Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20

Dec-21

1 1stย  Blockย ย ย  Up to 50 kWhย ย  0.2730 0.2730 0.2730 0.2730 0.2730
2 2nd Blockย ย  Up to 100 kWhย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.3564 0.4591 0.5617 0.6644 0.7670
3 3rd Blocย ย ย ย  kUp to 200 Kwhย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.4993 0.7807 1.0622 1.3436 1.6250
4 4th Blockย ย ย ย ย ย  Up to 300 Kwhย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.5500 0.9125 1.2750 1.6375 2.0000
5 5th Blockย ย ย ย  Up to 400 kWhย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.5666 0.9750 1.3833 1.7917 2.2000
6 6th Block Up to 500 kWhย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.5880 1.0423 ย 1 .4965ย  1.9508 2.4050
7 7th Blockย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  kWh> 500ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.6943 1.1410 1.5877 2.0343 2.4810

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Service chargeย  post paid:ย  0-50 KWHย  ETB 10.00 ; Beyond 50 KWHย  ETB 42 .00

Prepaidย  0-50 KWHย  ETB 3.50; Beyond 50 KWHย  ETB14.70

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Table B: Energy Tariff Category for General, Industrial and Bulk Supply Consumers

S/N ย  ย  ย  ย  Category ย  ย  ย  ย Base Tariffย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (Birr/kWh)

ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Energy Tariff (Birr/kWh)

ย  Dec-18 ย Dec-19 ย  ย Dec-20

Dec-21

1 General(Commercial) 0.6723 1.0352 1.3982 1.7611 2.1240
1.1 Service charge

Service chargeย  post paidย  Generalย  allย  kwh ETB 54.00

Prepaidย  0 -50 KWH ETB 18.90;(to be confirmed)

2 LV Industrialย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.5778 0.8161 1.0544 1.2927 1.5310
2.1 Demand CHARGE 0.0000 50.0000 100.0000 150.0000 200.0000
3 MV Industrialย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.4086 0.6047 0.8008 0.9969 1.1930
3.1 DEMAND CHARGE 0.0000 36.8800 73.7700 110.6550 147.5400
4 HV Industrialย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.3805 0.5174 0.6543 0.7911 0.9280
4.1 DEMAND CHARGE 0.0000 21.9100 43.8200 65.7300 87.6400
5 Bulk Supplyย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  0.0000 0.2218 0.4435 0.6653 0.8870
5.1 DEMAND CHARGE 0.0000 39.2908 78.5815 117.8723 157.1630
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