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His Excellency Dr. Engย Seleshi Bekele today talked about the total combined capacity of renewable energy projects currently being under taken in Ethiopia that will be completed in the coming 5 years. The total combined capacity of these energy projects are 10,000MW, some of these projects include the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) & the Koysha Dam.
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H.E Dr Eng Seleshi also talked about the future plans of the country whereby in the coming 10 years capacity will increase to 20,000MW. These discussions were conducted at the UK- Africa Renewable Energy Ministerial Symposium whereby H.E Dr Eng Seleshi was part of a ministerial panel.
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The countries present alongside Ethiopia were Morocco, Mauritania, Egypt, Mozambique & Uganda. H.E Dr Eng Seleshi on this platform talked about the fact that 60% of the countryโs population currently had no access to energy; this has created major bottle necks for sustainable development & growth within the country.
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To change this narrative, the Honorable Minister discussed the National Electrification Program that has plans to incorporate both on grid and off grid solutions to provide equitable access to all citizens by 2025. His Excellency further mentioned that it was paramount important to have partners like the UK to bridge the financing & technology gaps experienced within the sector. Additionally in these discussions the DFID off grid financing was brought up.
H.E Dr Eng Seleshi also spoke about the reforms underway in the energy sector in Ethiopia; these reforms aim at providing a conducive environment for private sector involvement in the energy sector especially in Power Generation among other reforms.
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