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H.E. Dr. Eng. Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia together with H.E. Mustafa Mohammed, Vice President of Somali Regional State inaugurated this morning Qorile rural town solar micro-grid electric power plant, the first of its kind out of the 12 pilot micro grid solar power projects.
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The remaining 11 are under construction and soon to be inaugurated, expanding the overall electricity capacity to 3,800kW.ย Qorile solar power plant has generatingย capacity ofย 325 kWย of electricity. After these 12 mini-grids piloting as part of the National Electrification Program, the Ministry has a plan to scale-up the mini-grid connection to more than 250 towns/villages throughout the country with the major lead of Ethiopian Electric Utility and the involvement of Cooperatives and private investors.
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With grid and off-grid electrification, Ethiopia is working towards achieving 100% access to electricity by 2025, from the current 45%, through a combination of grid (65%) and off-grid (35%) solutions.
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In his remarks during the inauguration, H.E. Dr. Eng. Seleshi Bekele highlighted that the government has allocated a large budget to increase electricity coverage throughout the country and has conducted infrastructure construction through the National Electrification Program.
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To date, a total of 7,426 cities, villages and rural kebeles benefited from transmission lines, distribution stations, and medium and small-scale distribution lines. Jijiga-Degehabur and Gode-Kebridehar transmission and expansion projects are good examples of connection of reliable supply of electricity 24/7 and hence improving living standards of Degebahur and Kebridehar cities dwellers significantly.
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The project costs ETB30 million.
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