In May 2019 The Africa Report wrote that Ethiopia’s power-rationing schedule would keep households and heavy industry struggling until July because of dam maintenance problems and low water levels.
Water and electricity minister Seleshi Bekele said Gibe III’s water had fallen more than 16 meters year-on-year, creating a deficit of about 476MW against roughly 1,400MW of then-available generation, while Tekeze and Ashegoda also underperformed.
Ethiopia cut power exports to Djibouti by half and suspended exports to Sudan, after earning about $80 million from those sales the previous year.
Kept as energy and economy archive, the Africa Report file dates the May–July 2019 blackout crisis under Abiy Ahmed.
Sources: The Africa Report