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Power plants in Ethiopia

A directory of 15 power plants in Ethiopia with a combined installed capacity of 4,598 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

15power plants
4,598MW total capacity
5fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Ethiopia)

Hydro: 11 plants11HydroWind: 1 plants1WindGeothermal: 1 plants1GeothermalGas: 1 plants1GasCoal: 1 plants1Coal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Ethiopia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

23gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
100.0%low-carbon electricity
100.0%renewables
0.0%fossil fuels
Hydro: 96 % of electricity96HydroWind: 3 % of electricity3WindSolar: 0 % of electricity0SolarOther Renewables: 0 % of electricity0Other Rene…

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Ethiopia

#PlantFuelMW
1Gilgel Gibe IIIHydro1,870
2Mekelle Industrial Zone power stationGas500
3BelesHydro460
4Gilgel Gibe IIHydro420
5TekezeHydro300
6AdamaWind204
7Gilgel Gibe IHydro184
8Melka WekanaHydro153
9FinchaHydro134
10Fincha Amerti NeshaHydro97
11Yayu power stationCoal90
12Tis Abay IHydro73
13Awash IIHydro64
14KokaHydro42
15Aluto-LanganoGeothermal7

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Hydro (11)

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Ethiopia?

There are 15 power plants in Ethiopia in this open dataset, with about 4,598 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Ethiopia?

Gilgel Gibe III is the largest at about 1,870 MW (hydro).

What fuels generate electricity in Ethiopia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (11 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.

How clean is Ethiopia's electricity grid?

Ethiopia's grid carbon intensity is about 23 gCO₂/kWh, with 100.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).