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Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) announced its plans to increase its customers to 7.5 million in 2030. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Shiferaw Telila, stated that EEU was also working to expand its supply coverage and provide electric supply across entire country by 2030. In order to achieve this plan, EEU aims to modernize its infrastructure, provide customer-oriented services, and build a reliable financial capacity.

Ethiopian Electric Utility has laid a foundation stone for the building of its 36-storey headquarters. The building, to be built at an estimated cost of 1.2 billion birr, rests on 4,500m² and takes four years to complete.

The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) have recently entered into a contract to establish a cutting-edge technology center in Kotebe sub-city, Addis Ababa. The center, to be constructed on EEU premises, carries a price tag of Birr 9,341,596,232.

The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is developing an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure network to support the national transition toward green mobility. Anwar Abrar, the Chief Communications Officer at the EEU, detailed a two phase strategic plan currently being implemented to increase charging accessibility throughout the country.

With a vast customer base exceeding 4.6 million nationwide, comprising over 3.75 million post-paid users alongside 900,000 prepaid customers, EEU revealed that it was working towards enhancing its technological infrastructure. The company is poised to address long-standing challenges for its prepaid customers and enhancing convenience through the development of a cutting-edge technology center valued at USD 48 million.