PROJECT SUMMARY
|
AMU project code |
JO/AMU-ORG/TH04/AMIT/RETRC/03/2014 |
|
Project status |
Ongoing |
|
Partner(s)/ country(ies) |
AMU and Christian Aid Organization (UK) |
|
AMU coordinating office(s) |
Renewable Energy Technology Research Center |
|
Project type |
Community Engagement |
|
Key words |
Pico Hydropower, Electrification, Scheme, Community |
|
Project location |
Dingamo Kebele communities, Kemba Zuria Woreda, Gamo Zone, SNNP, Ethiopia. |
|
Target Community |
The project directly benefits communities residing in the central upper part of Dingamo catchment: Dingamo kebele will get benefit from this project |
|
Project coordinator |
Sodessa Soma |
|
Project manager |
Beyene Feye |
|
Investigators |
Beyene Feye (PI), Sodessa Soma, Melkamu Teshome, Dereje Girma, Abera Ermiyas |
|
Project begin |
February 2022 |
|
Project end |
January 2023 |
|
Project Management Office |
Office of the Grant and Collaborative Project Management Director: Dr. Thomas Torora (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The pico-hydropower project is proposed to implement on the Mayitsile River which intended to electrify rural kebele communities in Kemba Zuria Woreda of Gamo zone who have no electricity connection to the grid system. The village is located 200km from the zonal city Arba Minch and 32.5km from the main grid. From preliminary data collection from zonal water, Irrigation and mines bureau, the waterfall with 16m drop head is located at 500m from the clustered village of Dingamo kebele and the historical gauged discharge during the wet season is significantly very high for Pico hydropower development. Thus, the project is to assess, design, and install pico-hydropower on the river whereby the operation and maintenance of the system remain to be made by the Dingamo rural community. Since it is demand-driven and problem-solving community project, it will be implemented through a participatory approach i.e., a collaborative effort of project team members; various concerned offices, and active participation of the community in the project area will ensure its successful implementation. The Arba Minch university project team has the mandate to assess, design, construct, operate and maintain, in cooperation with beneficiaries to plan such hydro scheme. Most of the funding for this project will be financed by Christian Aid (NGO) and partly by Arba Minch University. The Kebele Administration (KA) will play a vital role in ensuring effective local communities’ participation in the implementation and operation of the project. The overall project cost allotted to execute this project € 126,476.48.
PROJECT RELATED PUBLICATIONS