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Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa
ETB 50.37bnEnsight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures
AnalysisInfrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

The miners pay the power bill, and the rains decide for how long

Warri albuudaa kaffaltii humnaa kaffalu; hammam akka itti fufu roobatu murteessa

Data miners out-paid the domestic supplier last year. A cut to 23% of contract tests that model.

Ensight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures · October 18, 2026
Rows of cryptocurrency mining machines on blue metal shelving in a warehouse
Marco Krohn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

Electric Power cuts the data miners from 98% of contract to 23%

Humni Elektirikii warra albuuda dijitaalaa 98% irraa gara 23%'tti hir'ise

Ethiopian Electric Power reduced supply to data mining companies by 75 percentage points because hydrological inflows are falling; hydropower is about 96% of Ethiopian generation. A reassessment is due in October.

Ethiopian Electric Power, via Bloomberg · September 15, 2026
The Tekeze hydropower reservoir between steep canyon walls
Jan Nyssen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

Power exports to Kenya double at peak from December

Ergi humnaa gara Keeniyaa Muddee irraa dachaa lama ta'a

Ethiopian Electric Power says peak exports to Kenya rise from 200 MW to 400 MW from December 2026, and off-peak from 65 MW to 150 MW, over the 1,045 kilometer interconnector built for US$1.26 billion.

Ethiopian Electric Power; Capital Newspaper · September 15, 2026