The project will involve the construction of 157 kilometres of 400-kilovolt double-circuit transmission lines and associated substations at Harar, Jijiga and Fafem. These will boost the power transfer capacity in the eastern part of Ethiopia. The project will serve as a take-off point for future power interconnection to the Federal Republic of Somalia and contribute to the Horn of Africa Regional Initiative helping to address the drivers of fragility and conflict and facilitate regional economic integration and trade.
Ethiopia: African Development Bank Approves $ 104 million in funding to improve power supply in eastern Ethiopia
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The national average electricity access rate is 51% (38% on-grid and 13% off-grid) of the population according to UN Tracking SDG7 – The Energy Progress Report 2022 , and varies widely in the country with Addis Ababa and surrounding areas at 99.9% followed by Tigray at 50.9%, Amhara at 28.6% Oromia at 26.7% and other regions including Somali region below 20%.
157km 400 kV transmission backbone from Hurso to Jijiga including the construction of associated substations. This investment is expected to improve the quality, reliability, and transfer capacity of the Eastern Transmission Grid system. Resources will also go into technical assistance for capacity building to improve the planning and operational performance of the EEP. The beneficiaries of the additional power will include: (i) the local communities who will benefit from a government irrigation program targeting a total of 462,174 ha of irrigated land across Shebeley, Haroorays, Tuli- Guled, Awbare and Banbas in the region, (ii) investors in agro-pastoral processing and related industries and thereby increasing job opportunities for the local people, and (iii) local households who stand to benefit from the Government’s re-activated universal electricity access campaign. In the process, the project will contribute to the elimination of the use of diesel generators in the region, thus abating 8,096,868 tCO2e per year of greenhouse gas emissions. The reinforced transmission grid will also eventually facilitate power export to the Federal Republic of Somalia in the future.
The main beneficiaries will be the local communities of Harari and Somali Regional States of Ethiopia who will benefit from improved electricity access that currently stands at below 20% due to capacity constraints on the transmission grid. In addition, the community will benefit from the proposed government electricity enabled irrigation scheme of about 462,174 hectares in Shebeley, Haroorays, Tuli-Guled, Awbare and Banbas that will address food security challenges in the area with possible surpluses for export to other parts of the country as well as adequate pastures for livestock. Other beneficiaries are the business operators and industrialists representing roughly 8% of consumption of electricity (lowest compared to other regions) who will enjoy improved quantity and quality of power supply. The project will also benefit 200 students (40% girls) who will each receive a 6-months internship to the project during the construction stage. In addition, the project will sponsor 30 students (50% girls) to pursue diploma and artisan courses in the energy sector.
Sound economic development policy. Expanding electricity will enable tremendous growth in investment, plus their monitoring it's quality(residential, commercial, industrial) and reliability(power cuts). Dire has Impressive Industrial Park zoning, sub division, infrastructure. All selling points to investors, that's when u can say confidently Ethiopia 'ITS READY 4 BUSINESS'.
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Congrats Ethio.
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Congrats Ethio.
Some top notch soils and food potential. Electricity and getting modern equipment like pumps will create lots of opporuntities
GaradShabeel
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Aside from increasing power and electricity reach to the Somali region, I think the intention of this development project is mainly done for Ethiopia to also expand in the markets of Somalia. Remember, how GERD dam was recently filled, which will lead to a maximum output of generated energy available for export.
GaradShabeel
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445 fold increase of farming land in the Somali region alone?!!? Damn, I know that there were a lot of arable land than could be used for agriculture, but this is a lot. Unfortunately, it will come at the expense of Somalia with limited access to downstream water. Possible even dried up rivers.
Hopefully, the Somali region won't be xaasid and have some consideration for our brethren in Somalia
GaradShabeel
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A similar industrial park to the one in Dire Dawa was discussed/planned by IPDC (owners) to be built in the Somali region. Especially in Jigjiga, Degax Buur, Qabri Dahare, Qalafo and possible other areas. However, this happened around the early stages of the Tigray war.
Because IPDC is a state owned corporation, and the war took a huge tool on the finances of the country, including debts, the CEO of IPDC was told to postpone their plans of expansion by the finance minister.
However, the Ayshaca industrial plant in Sitti had started and was in the beginning of its construction. But they have stopped for now I believe, and changed due to lower financing than expected.
https://www.fanabc.com/english/idps...ndustrial-park-construction-in-somali-region/
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19% of the land in SRS is arable. It's much more viable than Somalia for agricultural development. With the cheap electrical powered irrigation and processing facilities, SRS will flood Somalia's markets with it's produce.445 fold increase of farming land in the Somali region alone?!!? Damn, I know that there were a lot of arable land than could be used for agriculture, but this is a lot. Unfortunately, it will come at the expense of Somalia with limited access to downstream water. Possible even dried up rivers.
Hopefully, the Somali region won't be xaasid and have some consideration for our brethren in Somalia
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Ayshaca development plan will most likely pick up again. One of Ethiopia's visions is to transform Sitti, which is the 2nd prospect for cotton production in the country, into a cotton producing region with plantations to support textile facilities, either in the proposed industrial park in Ayshaca or in the Hawassa industrial park.
For sure that water will be used up before it gets to us unless we sign some agreement. Bad thing about weak fgs . Good thing is Somalis living in Ethiopia will benefit445 fold increase of farming land in the Somali region alone?!!? Damn, I know that there were a lot of arable land than could be used for agriculture, but this is a lot. Unfortunately, it will come at the expense of Somalia with limited access to downstream water. Possible even dried up rivers.
Hopefully, the Somali region won't be xaasid and have some consideration for our brethren in Somalia
Yes I think they already signed deal with Ethiopia Djibouti somaliland kenya and Sudan. Nothing with Somalia FGS yet to unstable. But will be easy cash especially if we pay in dollars doubt anyone will take Somali shilling
