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- Ms. Serkalem Terefe-------------------------- Registrar SEF
- Ato Abinet Jemal------------------------------- Videographer SEF
- Ato Anteneh Samson------------------------- Assistant Videographer SEF
External participants (Stakeholders):
- Ato Asres Wolde Giorgis --------------------- Advisor, in charge of the Office of the Minister
and Mines and Energy Ministry
- Ato Kahisu Tadesse----------------------------- General Director of Rural Mines & Energy
Development & Promotion Centre
- 26 additional participants of various stakeholders
Opening the Meeting / Explanation of the project:
A welcome speech for the meeting attendees was presented by Ato Asres, W/Giorgis in charge of Ministers Office
and Advisor, Ministry of Mines and Energy on behalf of the Minister Ato Alemayew Tegenu. In his opening speech,
he appreciated the organizer, Stiftung Solarenergie, for gathering the various stakeholders to this consultation
meeting. He also mentioned the importance of solar energy for the development of the country, the critical issues of
the energy sector and the country’s development plan and major achievement with this regard.
Right after the meeting was being officially opened, an overview of Solar Energy Foundation was presented by Ato
Samson Tsegaye, Director of SEF, supplemented by a Video show. He has presented the historical background,
and major programs and achievements that the Foundation has registered in Ethiopia especially in the rural place
called Rema Village which is located in North Showa Zone of the Amhara Regional State since the year 2005.
Then Ato Worku Abebe, Admin & Finance Head of SEF, presented the Revolving Fund Project, “Solar Lighting in
Rural Ethiopia”. Beginning from the Revolving Fund pilot phase “Scaling-up Solar Energy Supply in Ethiopia”
covering the period 2008 to 2012, he briefly explained the operational areas of the project such as Amhara,
Oromiya, Tigray and South.
He also added, the Foundation designed an affordable product line with smaller solar systems such as ST1 and
ST2, which are being sold in cash and larger system such as ST5 and above sold in cash with a certain discount
and on credit. The experience during the pilot phase shows, that the loan repayments have been successfully
collected with no defaulters so far.
On top of this, Ato Worku, has discussed the prospective future plan of the Foundation as: the Foundation plans to
establish mid-term 25 solar centers staffed with each 5 solar energy technicians who are intended to sale 600 solar
lamps and install 700 solar system each year with the target of reaching 300,000 households by the end of 2020.
His presentation has also covered the overall benefits of solar systems.
Following the Revolving Fund presentation, Mr. Jurgen Wieland of German/Swiss Solar Energy Foundation,
presented the basic concepts and objectives of carbon credits including CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) and
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