Energy in Eritrea
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Energy in Eritrea is an industry lacking in natural resources, though it has plenty of potential.
Eritrea's final consumption of electricity is 33 kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe).[1]
Electricity
[edit]In 2019, some off-the-grid community systems rely on a combination of solar power, diesel generators and grid batteries.[2]
Renewable energy
[edit]Eritrea is developing building its sustainable energy capacity from such sources as wind and solar.[3] Development of renewable energy sources helps give the country access to reliable energy and lower greenhouse gas emissions.[4]
The government of Eritrea built a wind energy pilot project in the city of Assab in the Southern Red Sea region in 2010 with the help of the United Nations Development Programme. The wind farm has a capacity of 750 kilowatts.[3] It also installed six small stand-alone decentralized wind turbines in the villages of Beilul, Berasole, Dekemhare, Edi, Gahro, and Rahayta.
Eritrea has two hybrid mini-grids (solar-diesel) with a total capacity of 2.25 MW. One is in the town of Areza with a production capacity of 1.25 MW; another is in Maidma with a production capacity of 1 MW.[5] Both use photovoltaic solar panels connected to lithium batteries.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Energy Profile: Eritrea" (PDF). UNEP. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Kenning, Tom (27 Mar 2019). "Tesla batteries reach Eritrean villages in SolarCentury's minigrids". Energy Storage News.
- ^ a b "Communities in Eritrea benefit from renewable wind energy". UNDP in Eritrea. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "The State of Eritrea Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Report to UNFCCC" (PDF). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. March 2018.
- ^ a b Takouleu, Jean Marie (2019-04-05). "ERITREA: Solarcentury supplies two 2.25 MW hybrid mini-grids to EEC". Afrik 21. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
