Ethiopian Electric Utility Addresses Power Outages

Ethiopian Electric Utility is working to resolve power outages nationwide. It has allocated a budget of Birr 26 billion to address the problem.

Ethiopian Electric Utility is working to resolve power outages nationwide. It has allocated a budget of Birr 26 billion to address the problem.
The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) announced it collected over $245.6 million (7.18 billion birr) from the sale of electrical energy during the Ethiopian fiscal year which ended on July 7, 2019.

The Ethiopian Electric Utility has reported collecting Birr 52.26 billion from energy sales and miscellaneous income during the first six months of the 2025/26 fiscal year, achieving 96 percent of its planned target.

The Ethiopian Electric Utility announced that 103 rural towns and villages were connected to electricity during the first nine months of the 2025/26 fiscal year.

The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is making significant strides in expanding electricity access and modernizing its services. As of the 2023/2024 fiscal year, the number of EEU customers has reached 4,615,787, reflecting a net gain of 257,188 new customers connected in just eight months.