Ethiopia expands hydropower ambitions

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:50 Issued on: 04/11/2026 - 12:19Modified: 04/11/2026 - 12:21 Ethiopia is looking to position itself as an African leader in clean energy, as it prepares to host next year’s COP32 climate summit. Alongside the GERD, the country is building another massive hydropower project on the Omo River in the southwest, as it expands electricity production and exports power to neighbouring countries. This report from our correspondent Tom Canetti. Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa