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 (PPCA). Ethiopia's most recent Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitted in September 2025, has two levels of commitment depending on the amount of international aid received. Its unconditional commitment is to reduce emissions by 40.7% by 2035 compared to its Business-As-Usual Scenario (BAU). Conditional on international aid, Ethiopia will reduce emissions by 70.3% by 2035 compared to BAU, bringing emissions down to 71 Mt CO2eq. 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.