Energy in Eritrea
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Electricity
In 2019, some off-the-grid community systems rely on a combination of solar power, diesel generators and grid batteries.[2]
Renewable energy
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]
