• Référence: P-ET-FAB-005
• Date d'évaluation: 06/08/2007
• Présentation au conseil: 21/11/2007
• Statut: LendingLEND
• Agence d'implémentation: ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
• Emplacement: SNNPeople's Region (Omo River Basin)

The Project involves the following components:

1.Preliminary works (approach roads, camps etc) 2.Engineering Procurement and Construction

- Civil works for the tunnel, intake reservoir, weir, spillway, surge shaft and power house, -Electro mechanical equipment -Hydro mechanical equipment

3.Engineering Supervision Management 4.Transmission lines and substations

The project objective is to generate 900 MW of electricity on a least cost basis to meet the increased energy demand on the Ethiopian system and from exports.

Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) has completed a master plan study of its power system. The study established that by the year 2016, Ethiopia's power system demand both for internal and exports will be 2 ,715 MW under the medium demand scenario. Currently, the existing and committed supply capacity is 1866 MW, broken down as follows: Installed capacity 726 MW, committed plants 1,140 MW (Gigel Gibe II-420 MW and Tekeze - 300 MW to be commissioned in 2008 and Beles 420 MW to be commissioned in 2009). There will, therefore, be a projected shortage of about 849 MW. The construction of phase I of Gilgel Gibe (900 MW) power plant is therefore very necessary in order to meet the expected shortfall. The studies show that with the expected rate of load growth, phase I of Gilgel Gibe III will be most appropriate.

The Gilgel Gibe III is an important project that will help Ethiopia achieve its rural electrification objectives and help the country to earn foreign exchange from the power exports to neighboring countries. It also offers several advantages to the country in terms of global economic growth, employment generation, environment improvement, development in roads, construction and communication, growth of new social activities along new roads and better health conditions correlated to the social growth.

The control of annual water flows of GilGel Gibe River will contribute to agriculture development by controlling water level variations during different seasons.

In the project area, the main economic benefits will be the temporary but considerable job opportunities for local population: about 1000 temporary jobs will be available to skilled and unskilled labor. Most of wages earned by the workers will be spent in that zone; the local economy will experience growth. Contractors will spend money in acquiring goods and services benefiting the local economy too.

New roads will be built to reach the power house and the tunnel adits, etc will give boost to economic growth. Transportation companies, hotels and small service providers will take advantages of the situation thereby generating additional incomes for their benefits.

Like other power generation projects, the Gil Gel Gibe III will assist the country in meeting energy requirement from the year 20012, as well as allow the country to save foreign exchange in import of fuels. The project will also benefit Ethiopia in saving the scarce forest reserves.

NZABANITA Emmanuel Bukeri - ONEC2

Montant
1.490.000.000