Table 2: Ethiopias hydroelectric power potential
Name of River Basin |
Number of potential sites |
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|
|
|
Small scale 40 MW |
Medium scale 40-60 MW |
Large scale > 60 MW |
Total |
Technical hydropower potential (GWh/year) |
Percentage share of the total |
Abbay |
74 |
11 |
44 |
129 |
78,800 |
48.9 |
Rift Valley Lakes |
7 |
– |
1 |
8 |
800 |
0.5 |
Awas |
33 |
2 |
– |
35 |
4,500 |
2.8 |
Omo Gibe |
4 |
– |
16 |
20 |
35,000 |
22.7 |
Genale Dawa |
18 |
4 |
9 |
31 |
9,300 |
5.8 |
Wabi Shebelle |
9 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
5,400 |
3.4 |
Baro Akabo |
17 |
3 |
21 |
41 |
18,900 |
11.7 |
Tekeze Angereb |
11 |
1 |
8 |
20 |
6,000 |
4.2 |
Total |
173 |
25 |
100 |
300 |
159,300 |
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Source: Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers
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