ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia has never had an operational coal plant, although it does operate a few small coal mines with a relatively small output. Most of the country’s electricity is generated through hydropower, with a small share generated by wind and bioenergy. The Yayu power station is a 90 megawatt (MW) coal plant that was proposed in 2011 but has seen no apparent progress since 2019. Ethiopia is a member of the Powering Past Coal Alliance. Ethiopia's July 2021 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submission under the Paris agreement has two levels of commitments, depending on the amount of international aid received: 14% or 68.8% emissions reductions by 2030 compared to its Business-As-Usual Scenario (BAU). Ethiopia also aims to ensure 35% of its population has access to electricity from alternative off-grid renewable energy technologies by 2030 and to increase its total share of renewable electricity generation by 27%. The country aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.