News from tigray

Ensure coverage and reliability of basic services, including wastewater collection and treatment and energy distribution. It is estimated that only 25-30% of households in Addis have wastewater collection, either through piped sewer line or vacuum trucks. The city’s goal is to reach 50% coverage by 2020. This will require continued investment in piped sewerage and decentralized treatment facilities. Treatment capacity is currently exceeded and excess waste is deposited in water bodies. In regard to energy, stakeholders highlighted service disruption as a stress in the city. The access rate in the city is close to 100%, but outages and interruptions are very frequent. In Ethiopia, current total energy production meets demand and, in fact,