![]() ![]() ![]() The road transport sector is therefore characterized by high fuel inefficiency, high operating cost, poor road traffic safety conditions and increasing emission.Īccording to the Ethiopia’s Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy (CRGE), the increase in road passenger-km travelled in Ethiopia was forecasted at an annual growth rate of 8.3%-9.1% and the total passenger transport in passenger-km in Ethiopia is expected to increase from 40 billion in 2010 to 220 billion in 2030 driven by a strong urbanization. ![]() The rate of motorization is close to 10% per year, with over 52% of the current vehicle fleet being over 15 years and above. Road transport in Ethiopia accounts for over 95% of both freight and passenger mobility. Therefore, the federal Ministry of Water and Energy has developed and National programme for improved household biomass cookstove development and promotion in Ethiopia by focusing mainly on the residential sector. Residential sector accounts for 93% of the total energy consumed in Ethiopia (MOWE, 2012). Three stone (open fire) system is still in use, which have significant contribution to indoor air pollution and hence health impact and climate change as the result of Black carbon. Domestic energy requirements in rural and urban areas are mostly met from wood, charcoal, animal dung and agricultural residues. However, “traditional“ biomass energy is still the predominant source of thermal energy for cooking in both urban and rural areas. In urban areas, access to petroleum fuels and electricity has enabled a significant proportion of the population to employ these sources for cooking and other domestic energy requirements. Compared to current emission limits from the current dumpsite at Reppie this facility will reduce significant amount of emission.īlack carbon reduction by dissemination of improved cookstovesĪt the national level, it is estimated that biomass in its various forms makes up 88% of total energy consumed in the country. The project will be located within a vacant brown-field area which is currently used to dump, burn, and dispose of waste without any environmental sensitivity. The facility will be located in the shallowest area of the dumpsite within a 7-hectare area out of the total 37-hectare dump site. The proposed waste-to-energy facility at Reppie will be located within the open dumping site and be part of the proposed transfer station which will see roughly 1,200 tons of waste a day. The Reppie Waste-to-Energy project is the first of its kind in Ethiopia as it produces green energy within city limits from municipal solid waste. A key aspect of CRGE is to identify energy sources that will not only expand the provision of power across the country, but will do so in a manner that incorporates environmental protections and associated socio-economic benefits. ![]()
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