PowersystemplanningofficeNovember20101HIGHLIGHTSONPOWERSECTORDEVELOPMENTHIGHLIGHTSONPOWERSECTORDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMPROGRAM(2010TO2015G
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C)2BackgroundRapidandsustainableeconomicgrowthisthekeyobjectiveoftheEthiopianeconomicpolicy
Achievingthegoalofrapidandsustainableeconomicgrowthrequiresrapidandsustainabledevelopmentofkeysectorslikepower,roadetc
Thepowersectorisataninfantstage&isrequiredtogrowasfastaspossibletocopewiththeintendedrapideconomicgrowth
TheinterconnectedSystem(ICS)generationcapacityhasgrownsignificantlyinrecentyearsduetotheadditionofTikeze,GibeIIandBeles
Thesystemhastotalinstalledcapacityof1947MW,andanaverageenergygenerationcapabilityof6571GWh/year
Allofthiscapacityisnotavailabletosupplytheelectricitydemandduetoconstraintsinthetransmissionanddistributionsystems