Most traditional energy sources are used for cooking
and lighting, and thus energy consumption is dominated by the domestic sector,
which represents 89 per cent of energy consumed, mostly rural homes. Ethiopia
has significant oil and gas reserves which are not being exploited.14 The vast
majority of Ethiopia\'s existing capacity (85%) is hydroelectric. The Ethiopian
Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) plans to construct several new generating facilities
to provide electricity to Ethiopia. Currently, less than half of Ethiopia\'s towns
have access to electricity though EEPCO electrified more than eighty towns between
2001 and 2003. Since most of Ethiopia\'s electricity is generated from hydroelectric
dams, the country\'s power system is vulnerable to extended droughts. EEPCO is
currently constructing many more hydroelectric plants to supply power to currently
unelectrified households...more
information.
Ethiopia has formulated its Five-Year MDGs-based
Medium-Term Development Plan entitled A Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development
to End Poverty (PASDEP), which was approved by the House of People’s Representatives
in May 2006 following a wide range of consultations by various stakeholders. The
2005-2009 PASDEP is a continuation of Ethiopia’s First Generation Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper entitled Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program
(SDPRP) that covered the period 2002-2004. The PASDEP has benefited from the MDGs
Needs Assessment prepared with support from UNCT, The World Bank and The Millennium
Project. The government noted that the MDGs are well integrated in its development
plans, programs, and strategies, and the SDPRP and PASDEP are considered vehicles
towards reaching the MDGs.As indicated in many official reports, the country registered
an impressive annual growth rate of about 11 percent per annum for the past four
years ending in 2006-2007. This marks a significant progress, not only compared
to the 7 percent annual growth target required to meet the MDGs, but also to realize
Ethiopia’s objective to become a middle-income country in the next two decades
...more
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Total Population (millions)
83
Electricity Production (billion
kWh)
3.2
GDP
per capita (PPP
US$):
1,192
Electricity Consumption (billion
kWh)
3
GDP growth (annual %):
9.0
% Urban
16%
Human Development Index (Rank 1 - 177):
170
% Rural
84%
Life expectancy at birth (years):
50
Population w. Electricity
22%
Population below PPP
$1 per day (%):
23
Rural Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
119 kWh
Net enrollment ratio in primary education
(% both sexes):
72
Urban Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
40 kWh
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric
tons):
0.103
Unemployment, total (% of total
labor force):
16.7
The
MDG data
presented here is the latest available from the United Nations Statistics Division.
The World Bank has recently released new poverty estimates, which reflect improvements
in internationally comparable price data. The new data estimates set a new poverty
line of US$1.25 a day and offer a much more accurate picture of the cost of living
in developing countries. They are based on the results of the 2005 International
Comparison Program (ICP), released in first half of 2008,PopulationAccess
to electricity
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