A drop in water levels in Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam has led to a deficit of 476 megawatts, or more than a third of the country’s electricity generation. As a result, the government has started rationing electricity for domestic and industrial consumers.
Additionally, it has suspended electricity exports to neighbouring Djibouti and Sudan, which earns Ethiopia $180m a year.
Domestic consumers will now face blackouts for several hours a day, while commercial industries will operate fewer shifts, with impacts for both domestic and export markets.
