Over the course of the last six months, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has sold more than USD 61 million worth of electricity to neighbouring nations, while also upgrading its infrastructure to increase the reliability of its power supply.
Moges Mekonnen, EEP's director of communications, stated that the company is still dedicated to producing and delivering electricity both locally and internationally. He discussed the company's success in the first half of the fiscal year with Fana Digital, stating that whereas 11,686 gigawatt hours of electricity were planned, 13,504 gigawatt hours were actually produced.
Ethiopia earned USD 17.16 million during this time by providing Djibouti with 274.2 gigawatt hours of electricity. The nation also exported 26.6 gigawatt hours to Sudan and 654.9 gigawatt hours to Kenya. Over USD 61.07 million was made overall from the export of electricity to these three nations.
Relevantly, EEP has been implementing projects to increase its electricity and rebuild its infrastructure. The organization has finished 5,205 kilometers of restoration and 38,855 kilometers of preparatory maintenance in the last seven months.
Moges added that 941 transformers in regions with high electrical consumption have undergone power upgrades. In order to increase the capacity of the power supply, 2,001 additional transformers have been added. EEP has extended distribution lines by 7,060 kilometers to increase access to electricity.