The power generation capacity of Ethiopia has reached 2,140 MW according to the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation. It is 
to be remembered that the power generated in the country was just 370 MW two decades ago.
The national electricity coverage has grown to 47% from only 8% in the early nineties said Miheret Debebe, Chief Executive Officer with the EEPCo.
The per capital energy consumption twenty years ago was below 20KW at the household level but has grown to 100KW now he said.
The connection system with a high capacity for electric power transfer has also grown to 11,124 KM, showing an increase of 7546 KM from the 3578 KM it used to be, while the number of substations has grown from 82 to 140 explained Miheret.EEPCo has managed to supply electricity to 6000 towns and rural areas across the nation and is working towards extending coverage and raising the national power coverage by 75% by the end of the five year Growth and Transformation program added Miheret.
Source: Ethiopian Press Agency
