Government of ethiopia goe has planned for an expansion of its wind power capacity to 5,200. The most significant foreign energy partner in ethiopia is the power africa initiative. Ethiopia has a capacity of 1,350 gw of energy from wind. Master plan report of wind and solar energy in the federal. The ethiopian government recognised the potential for harnessing this natural resource to help maintain economic growth through the energy sector and to become a major regional exporter of energy by diversifying electricity generation. This is known as the betz limit, and is the theoretical maximum coefficient of power for any wind turbine. Wind energy potential assessment at four typical locations in ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country benefitting from an abundance of wind energy resources in every region. Its vast portfolio of renewable energy includes wind, geothermal, solar as well as biomass. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Ethiopia aims at economic development and removal of poverty and to replace the use of. Wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal energies are among the sustainable andor renewable energy sources that could satisfy our energy demands while least. In august 2017, the total capacity was recorded at 4. The sector will soon expand through the grand renaissance dam the largest dam in.
Ethiopia has committed to developing wind and solar alongside its massive hydropower plants as guarantors against power shortages, especially during the dry season, while investments in. Ethiopia is developing wind alongside a hydropower sector that delivers most of the countrys renewable energy. Because this value represents 20 times the rate of the present global energy consumption, wind energy in principle could meet entire energy needs. The ethiopian national meteorological services agency nmsa began work on wind data collection in 1971 using some 39 recording stations located in selected locations. Ethiopia aims to become the regions leading producer of renewable energy.
Its wind energy potential is estimated to be 10,000 mw see fig. Current energy situation 3 potential 45,000 mw current 3,810 mw gtp ii 11015mw 2020. Ethiopias fourth wind power project in progress reve news. Wind ethiopia has one of the most ample wind resources in eastern africa, with velocities ranging from 7 to 9 ms.
As ethiopia is a quickly developing country, the demand for electricity grows by 30% each year. Although ethiopia is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources and has a potential to generate over. Potentials, opportunities and sustainable utilization v p a g e abstract ethiopia is a nation endowed with huge amount of water, wind, solar and geothermal energy potentials. Situation of the energy sector in ethiopia national strategy policy the pasdep sets its target in the energy sector to increase the access rate from 16% 200506 to 50% 200910 by the augmentation of energy generation from 791mw to 2,218mw and the expansion of the grid to,054km. Pdf wind energy potential and cost estimation of wind energy. The wind project development roadmap report includes a thematic policy and action matrix for accelerating wind power generation in ethiopia, providing a blueprint for matching the new policy guidelines for ppps in the energy sector with best international practices. Ethiopia has the potential to generate 1 million megawatt of power from wind energy, a report released thursday in addis ababa revealed. The purpose of this study is to reveal for the first time the wind power potentials in chad and to provide a comprehensive wind map of the country. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on. The results relating to wind energy potential are given in terms of the monthly average wind speed, wind speed probability density function pdf. Ethiopia energy agency eea utilities ethiopian electric power eep. Wind energy potential assessment at four typical locations in. This figure is slightly below the 1% mark of the cumulative global capacity according to the. Mar 08, 2018 the government of ethiopia in collaboration with the danish energy agency has issued a plan for the development of a wind power project across the country this plan covers a spectrum of issues including site selection, grid and bankable data to power sales, financing, procurement policies as well as operation and maintenance.
Africas biggest wind farm began production in ethiopia on saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and. Pdf projects on the ethiopian wind energy solomon worku. Wind energy data analysis and resource mapping of east. Current energy situation 3 potential 45,000 mw current 3,810 mw gtp ii 11015mw 2020 potential 5. Mar 14, 2018 the wind industry in africa is still small and concentrated, although substantial progress has been observed over the last ten years. Pdf wind energy data analysis and resource mapping of. Pdf wind energy data analysis and resource mapping of geba. Ethiopias energy sector transformation english the world.
Weibull approach, probability density function pdf, cumulative density function cdf. Ethiopian energy systems potentials, opportunities and. It installed another 90 mw in 20 table 3, in line with the governments very ambitious plans for buildout of up to 7 gw by 2030 gwec, various. Ethiopia is a country that is very well endowed when it comes to renewable energy resources. Since 2017, enel green power has been working alongside the addis ababa government to support sustainable development and the energy transition. The future of ethiopia depends on the sun that lights its highlands, the wind that blows through its forests and the force of its rivers.
The cutin wind speed essential for design of wind turbine is one of the viable options for small scale energy production in this location also suggested. Abstract knowledge of wind energy regime is a prerequisite for any wind energy planning and implementation projects. Ethiopia issues plan for wind power plant development. Ethiopia, ashegoda a leading global renewable energy. The following table provides some of the most relevant energy sector numbers for ethiopia, a developing country. The wind farm will help to reduce the occurrence of blackouts in ethiopia. Ethiopia has huge wind energy potential the africa. These giant wind projects illustrate two key trends. Ethiopia bids to become wind capital of africa cnn. The wind industry in africa is still small and concentrated, although substantial progress has been observed over the last ten years. Wind energy grows, leading to about 20% contribution from renewable hydro and wind.
Ethiopias fourth wind power project in progress december 31, 2018 reve the ethiopian electric power eep, the state agency in charge of building power projects and generating energy, is currently undertaking the construction of the countrys fourth wind power project. Other outputs are listed below by project component. Ethiopia has annual total solar energy reserve of 2. The results show that the values of the shape and scale parameters. Ethiopias energy sector transformation english abstract. Ethiopia is endowed with outstanding and diversified renewable energy resources, namely hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Gis layers for the key solar and wind mapping outputs as well as maps and posters can be downloaded from the global solar atlas and the global wind atlas. The wind energy potential of ethiopia is estimated to be about 10,000mw, but only less than 8 percent of it is utilized so far. Supply of oil based energy production will remain at the same level, ng supply will grow at an annual 5% rate. Pergamon press pie wind energy survey in ethiopia w. The country has some of the best wind resources in the world and has a fully developed plan to reach around 7 gw of wind energy by 2030. This results in a very dynamic situation with lots of power plants being planned simultaneously or.
Ethiopia has abundant renewable energy resources and has the potential to generate over 60,000 megawatts mw of electric power from hydroelectric, wind, solar and geothermal sources. The first wind installation in the country was the 51 mw adama i wind farm, built in 2011. Wind energy data analysis and resource mapping of east gojjam. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia, ministry of water and energy. The country has some of the best wind resources in the world and has a fully developed plan to. Wind energy potential assessment at four typical locations. Ethiopia has a huge biomass energy potential with estimates putting the national woody. Due to favorable conditions in ethiopia water power, wind power, photovoltaics, geothermal energy for power generation, the country avoids exploiting and importing fossil fuels as much as possible. In the past two years it has built two smaller wind farms near adama, southeast of addis ababa, with a capacity of 51mw. Oct 26, 20 africas biggest wind farm began production in ethiopia on saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter.
Wind energy potential and cost estimation of wind energy. By assisting the government of ethiopia in incorporating genderfocused solutions, bolstering markets for offgrid products, and scaling up private sector participation in the countrys vast renewable energy resources, esmap has facilitated new investments. The electricity in ethiopias grid is now derived entirely from renewable energy. Renewable energy resource mapping in ethiopia esmap. Ethiopia opens africas biggest windfarm the guardian. Hydropower accounts for most of it with some wind power added. Blueprint for ethiopian wind power expansion semonegna ethiopia. Dec 20, 2016 ethiopia is developing wind alongside a hydropower sector that delivers most of the countrys renewable energy. Ethiopia has good wind resources with velocities ranging from 7 to 9 ms. The measurement data is published on the energydata platform and it is freely available for download. At the end of 20, 171 mw of wind energy was installed gwec, various years.
Wind energy data analysis and resource mapping of geba catchment, north ethiopia article pdf available in wind engineering 374. Ethiopias energy sector transformation english the. All geospatial outputs are also available for visualization via the irena global atlas. The 120 mw ashegoda wind farm opened in october 20 and was the largest wind farm in africa at that time.
Ethiopias fourth wind power project in progress reve. As a result of ethiopias rapid gdp growth over the previous decade, demand. The cumulative distribution, given as in the equation below, is the integral of the probability density function. It is one of several outputs from the wind resource mapping component of the activity renewable energy resource mapping and geospatial planning ethiopia project id. Lack of reliable wind data covering the entire country has been one of the reasons for limited application of wind energy in ethiopia, but recently studies have shown that ethiopia has substantial potential to generate electricity from wind, geothermal and hydropower. Development of alternative energy from renewable sources such as wind, geothermal, solar, biomass as well as energy efficiency measures will be a key part of. Mar 07, 2018 the wind project development roadmap report includes a thematic policy and action matrix for accelerating wind power generation in ethiopia, providing a blueprint for matching the new policy guidelines for ppps in the energy sector with best international practices. Evaluation of wind energy potential as a power generation. The primary energy sector is by far the most important one in ethiopia, with mainly wood used for cooking. By assisting the government of ethiopia in incorporating genderfocused solutions, bolstering markets for offgrid products, and scaling up private sector participation in the countrys vast renewable energy resources, esmap has. However, regardless of its enormous potentials the energy system is highly dependent on traditional fossil. Jan 30, 2014 ethiopia has committed to developing wind and solar alongside its massive hydropower plants as guarantors against power shortages, especially during the dry season, while investments in geothermal.
Therefore, the available wind power that can be converted into other forms of energy is approximately 1. Pillar three of ethiopias 2011 climate resilient green economy crge strategy requires that 1520% of the energy supply should come from nonhydropower based renewable resources by 2020. Longterm wind speed data for thirteen meteorological stations, measured over a fiveyear period, were statistically analyzed using the twoparameter weibull distribution function. The sector will soon expand through the grand renaissance dam. In the past two years it has built two smaller wind farms near adama, southeast.
The development of ethiopias power sectors is led by the growth and transformation plan gtp, which aims. Ethiopia accelerating wind power generation in ethiopia. Texas is emerging as the capital of renewable energy, and foreign companies are moving fast to take advantage. The government of ethiopia in collaboration with the danish energy agency has issued a plan for the development of a wind power project across the country this plan covers a spectrum of issues including site selection, grid and bankable data to power sales, financing, procurement policies as well as operation and maintenance. Despite ethiopias abundant natural resources and huge energy potential, the country is experiencing energy shortages as it struggles to meet the growing electricity demand, which is forecasted to grow by approximately 30% annually. That together with the population growth in ethiopia results in issues like deforestation. Our longterm plan is to for the gird to reach all rural homesteads as well in about 20 years. Woldeghiorgis department of electrical engineering, addis ababa university, addis ababa, ethiopia received 26 auyust 1987. The maximum value of cp according to betz limit is 59. As a result of ethiopias rapid gdp growth over the previous decade, demand for electricity has been steadily increasing. Assessment of solar and wind energy resources in ethiopia. The wind energy potential at four different sites in ethiopia addis ababa 09. People in texas think it has got to be conventional energy or renewable energy. Ethiopia opens africas largest wind farm to boost power.
Oct 28, 20 ethiopia aims to become the regions leading producer of renewable energy. But the gird reaches now mainly the urban population, which adds up to less than 20% of the total. Renewable energy in texas is new and it has already been globalized. The probability density function and cumulative density functions were also evaluated.
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