How can ESMAP help Ethiopia achieve universal Elec-Tricity access?

By assisting the Government of Ethiopia in incorporating gender-focused solutions, bolstering markets for off-grid products, and scaling up private sector participation in the country’s vast renewable energy resources, ESMAP has facilitated new investments, strategies, and approaches to help reach the goal of universal elec-tricity access.

Does Ethiopia still have a low electricity rate?

However, the household electrification rate remained stubbornly low, at only 20 percent in 2015. With more than 60 million people without access to electricity, Ethiopia still had the second largest energy access defi-cit in Africa.

Is Ethiopia a role model for energy devel-opment in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Ethiopia is emerging as a role model for energy devel-opment in Sub-Saharan Africa and around the world. By addressing the challenge of access from many angles, Ethiopia has made and continues to make great strides toward reaching universal access.

Does Ethiopia have an electric grid?

Over the past decade, the Government of Ethiopia has launched one of the most successful electrification pro-grams in Sub-Saharan Africa, expanding the electricity grid to nearly 60 percent of the country—from only 667 towns and villages to approximately 6,000.

Will Ethiopia reach universal energy access by 2025?

Understanding that affordable and reliable access to electricity was essential to reducing poverty and shifting toward higher rates of productivity and industrialization, the Government of Ethiopia committed to reaching universal energy access by 2025.