Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

's electrical energy is supplied primarily by thermal plants (about 120 MW) and imported

hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

from

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. However, the supplemental supply of power from Ethiopia does not always satisfy Djibouti's demand for power.DJIBOUTI POWER AFRICA FACT SHEE

/ref> According to United States Agency for International Development, USAID's Energy sector overview for Djibouti, Djibouti has the potential to generate more than 300MW of electrical power from

renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

sources, and much more from other resources. Based on 2020 data, Djibouti's national electrification rate reached 42%, (1% in rural areas, 54% in urban areas).

Renewable energy

Djibouti has vast untapped renewable energy sources, namely geothermal, solar, and

wind Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few ...

Electricity

The peak annual demand in 2014 was about 90 MW but is expected that it will grow to about 300 MW by around 2020. Electricity supply services are provided through the vertically integrated utility Electricité de Djibouti (EDD). A small amount of additional energy is generated by a solar plant (300 kW capacity). Djibouti has wind and geothermal generation potential and is actively studying these options. Djibouti's Vision 2035 aims to achieve universal electricity access and power the nation with

100% renewable energy 100% renewable energy means getting all energy from renewable resources. The endeavor to use 100% renewable energy for electricity, heating, cooling and transport is motivated by climate change, pollution and other environmental issue ...

. Already, it sources approximately 65% of its electricity from

(mainly hydroelectricity; renewable) via an intertie, reducing its reliance on imported fossil fuels.

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