Introduction to the “Lighting Villages Program” in Ethiopia
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in East Africa, covering an area of 1.103 million square kilometers and with a population of 120 million. It is located between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and has an average altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level, which makes it extremely rich in solar energy resources. Apart from solar energy resources, the country is also rich in agriculture, forestry, livestock, fisheries and mining resources. At present, half of the population in Ethiopia’s rural areas still live without or with insufficient electricity supply, so there is huge room for the construction of new energy sources.
Ethiopia’s “Light Up the Countryside” program is a US$10 billion project initiated by the Ethiopia-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee (ECCFC) and various ministries of Ethiopia, implemented by the ECCFC and fully supported by various ministries of Ethiopia, and is a cross-country version of the “Home Appliances to the Countryside” project. “The project will be organized into three consortia. Three consortia will be formed under the project: a supply consortium, a procurement consortium and a service consortium to facilitate the smooth implementation of the barter component.
“The Supply Consortium is aimed at the following enterprises: solar photovoltaic, energy storage, household appliances, lighting, electric bicycles, electric tricycles, electric motorcycles, electric vehicles, agricultural machinery, agricultural processing equipment, etc. The Procurement Consortium is aimed at the following enterprises.
The “Procurement Consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, mining and other related enterprises.
The “service consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: universities, research institutes, think tanks, logistics, finance, funds, law, finance, inspection and testing, labor dispatch, travel agencies, training companies, etc. ……
On the basis of helping to improve solar power generation facilities in rural areas of Ethiopia, the project will promote the sale and export of a large number of photovoltaic solar panels, energy storage batteries, electrical appliances and electric transportation products, and will also encourage a large number of agricultural and mining enterprises to import related products at lower prices and policies.
Photovoltaic, energy storage, home appliances and electric transportation, agriculture, mining and “service consortium” enterprises in principle Only a small number of enterprises will be selected for shortlisting in each category, and the central state-owned enterprise platform companies will settle in RMB in the form of domestic trade.
Enterprises participating in the “supply consortium”, “procurement consortium” and “service consortium” are required to submit application forms, which will be reviewed by the Egypt-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee and then proceed to the follow-up process. The application form should be submitted to the Egypt-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee for preliminary examination before entering the subsequent process.
Enterprises to be convened in the supply consortium
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in East Africa, covering an area of 1.103 million square kilometers and with a population of 120 million. It is located between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and has an average altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level, which makes it extremely rich in solar energy resources. Apart from solar energy resources, the country is also rich in agriculture, forestry, livestock, fisheries and mining resources. At present, half of the population in Ethiopia’s rural areas still live without or with insufficient electricity supply, so there is huge room for the construction of new energy sources.
Ethiopia’s “Light Up the Countryside” program is a US$10 billion project initiated by the Ethiopia-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee (ECCFC) and various ministries of Ethiopia, implemented by the ECCFC and fully supported by various ministries of Ethiopia, and is a cross-country version of the “Home Appliances to the Countryside” project. “The project will be organized into three consortia. Three consortia will be formed under the project: a supply consortium, a procurement consortium and a service consortium to facilitate the smooth implementation of the barter component.
“The Supply Consortium is aimed at the following enterprises: solar photovoltaic, energy storage, household appliances, lighting, electric bicycles, electric tricycles, electric motorcycles, electric vehicles, agricultural machinery, agricultural processing equipment, etc. The Procurement Consortium is aimed at the following enterprises.
The “Procurement Consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, mining and other related enterprises.
The “service consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: universities, research institutes, think tanks, logistics, finance, funds, law, finance, inspection and testing, labor dispatch, travel agencies, training companies, etc. ……
On the basis of helping to improve solar power generation facilities in rural areas of Ethiopia, the project will promote the sale and export of a large number of photovoltaic solar panels, energy storage batteries, electrical appliances and electric transportation products, and will also encourage a large number of agricultural and mining enterprises to import related products at lower prices and policies.
Photovoltaic, energy storage, home appliances and electric transportation, agriculture, mining and “service consortium” enterprises in principle Only a small number of enterprises will be selected for shortlisting in each category, and the central state-owned enterprise platform companies will settle in RMB in the form of domestic trade.
Enterprises participating in the “supply consortium”, “procurement consortium” and “service consortium” are required to submit application forms, which will be reviewed by the Egypt-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee and then proceed to the follow-up process. The application form should be submitted to the Egypt-China Friendship and Cooperation Committee for preliminary examination before entering the subsequent process.
Solar power generation equipment：
1, solar photovoltaic panels (power generation equipment) 2, inverter 3, energy storage batteries (lithium, sodium batteries) 4, wires, cables 5, charging and switching piles, etc.
Electric Transportation：
1, electric bicycle 2, electric motorcycle 3, electric tricycle 4, electric car 5, electric heavy trucks
Mining equipment：
1、Equipment for exploration; 2、Equipment for mining; 3、Equipment for ore dressing; 4、Equipment for transportation; 5、Other equipment, etc.
Household appliances：
1, major appliances; 2, kitchen appliances; 3, small appliances, etc.
Climate change and safe water equipment：
1, solar cookers; 2, solar water purification systems (community water, household water); 3, solar water pumps, etc.
Agricultural production tools：
1, agricultural machinery; 2, hardware tools, etc.
Rural household goods: towels, soap, shampoo, etc：
Towels, soap, shampoo, mosquito nets, windex, steel products, plastic products, ceramics, building materials and so on.
Agricultural products related enterprises：
1, coffee beans, cashews, tea, sesame, soybeans and other food production-related enterprises and traders
2, avocado, banana, mango and other fruit traders; canned fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, fruit slices and other fruit products related enterprises
3、Cotton yarn, rubber, sisal, Chinese herbs, and other cash crops related enterprises
4, flowers, cut flowers and other flower-related enterprises
5, master advanced agricultural technology related enterprises
Forest products related enterprises：
1, timber harvesting and transportation enterprises
2, wood machinery processing enterprises (wood-based panels, wood, furniture, etc.)
3, forestry chemical processing enterprises (activated carbon, natural camphor, furfural, rosin, etc.)
4, wood (bamboo) pulp production enterprises, paper industry
5、Enterprises and gardens mastering advanced technology related to forestry and silviculture
6, timber traders, etc.
Animal husbandry related enterprises：
1, master advanced poultry, livestock breeding, rearing, processing technology enterprises
2, animal fur, cashmere, animal bones, sausage, fat, meat, eggs, milk and other animal products processing enterprises
3, master advanced slaughtering technology and slaughtering capacity of enterprises
4, feed-related enterprises
5, meat, milk, eggs, poultry, fur and other animal products traders
Fishery-related enterprises：
1, master advanced fishing products, aquaculture and processing technology and capacity of enterprises
2, fishing boats, fishing gear, fishing machinery manufacturers
3, aquatic products storage, transportation, circulation, sales-related enterprises
4, aquatic market business enterprises
5, aquatic products traders
Mineral products related enterprises：
1, mineral exploration enterprises
2, Mineral mining enterprises
3、Mineral processing enterprises
4、Mineral rights trading enterprises
5、Mining fund companies
6、Ore traders
Financial related enterprises：
Banks, insurance companies, fund companies, financial leasing companies, securities companies, finance companies, asset management companies, guarantee companies, trust companies, etc.
Logistics-related enterprises: logistics companies, warehousing companies, freight forwarders, etc：
Logistics companies, warehousing companies, freight forwarders, supply chain companies, inspection and monitoring organizations, traceability organizations, etc.
Other service enterprises: legal service organizations (law firms)
Legal service organizations (law firms), conference companies, advertising companies, media organizations, travel agencies, management consulting firms, training companies, vocational and technical training institutions (schools), engineering supervision companies, colleges and universities, research institutes, think tanks, etc.
