New film on community energy in Ethiopia

13th June, 2025

This is a film about community energy in Ethiopia. It concentrates on 3 community projects who use energy systems for cooking and lighting.

  1. Off grid solar panel Lydetco Office Building located in the centre of Addis Ababa
  2. Gobecho II micro hydro-power plant in the south part of the country
  3. A biogas plant, also in the south part of the country

The clean community energy projects have been very successful with improvements to health, education and farming. Community members can see the benefits of the energy systems and are waiting to be connected, with plans for new business such as milling stations and barbers.

Watch the video here

Community energy in Ethiopia