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Who is who in the power
industry? |
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Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo):
Owns, manages and develops electricity generation, transmission and
distribution facilities and retail to customers.
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Ethiopian Electricity Agency (EEA):
A
Federal organ to regulate the activities of electricity suppliers for
the supply of efficient, reliable and affordable electricity to the
public.
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Ministry of Mining & Energy:
Responsible for the development of mining and Energy in the country
including the power sector.
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| Milestone in the history of EEPCo |
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1898 |
Emperor Menelik II acquired a generator to light his
palace |
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1936 |
Campani Nazionale Imprezi, Italian company is granted the
right to generate distribute and sell electricity in Ethiopia. |
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1948 |
Shewa Electric Power is established by the Ethiopian
government to take over the generating, distributing and selling
electricity to the then town of Addis Ababa and its vicinity. |
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1955 |
Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority (EELPA) was
established for the purpose of generating, transmitting, distributing
and selling electricity through out the country |
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1997 |
After having undergone restructuring, EELPA has been
reorganized as the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) which is
responsible for generating, transmitting, distributing and selling
electricity nation - wide. |
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| EEPCo’s Function |
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As EEPCo is the sole power producer, transmitter and
distributor of electricity all over the nation, it provides power to
more than 1,396,000 customers at present. |
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Power
Generation: |
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EEPCo, being the sole power producer, maintains two
different power supply systems, namely, the Inter- connected system
(ICS) and Self - Contained System (SCS). ICS is mainly supplied from
hydro - power plants as wells as geothermal (steam) and thermal
(diesel) sources. Where as, SCS consist of mini hydro - power plants
and a number of isolated diesel generating units widely spread all
over the country. |
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Transmission
and distribution: |
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EEPCo is responsible for ensuring adequate
transmission capacity to maintain supply and quality of electricity |
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Demand/Supply
of Electricity: |
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Demand for electricity in Ethiopia stands at more
than 622 MW. At present EEPCo has an installed generating capacity
of 814 MW. The installed generating capacity is estimated to be 3028
MW by the year 2010. And 6588 MW by the year 2015. Over 98% of the
total generation in the country comes from the hydropower sources. |
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