Research Article
Bioenergy Production Potential of Available Biomass Residue Resources in Ethiopia
Table 1
Estimated municipal solid wastes generation and bioenergy potential.
| Geographical area | Population (million)a | Waste generated (million·kg·y−1) | Potential bioenergy (PJ·y−1) |
| Oromia region | 3.33 | 608 | 2.73 | Addis Ababa city administration | 2.75 | 502 | 2.26 | Amhara region | 2.12 | 387 | 1.74 | S.N.N.P region | 1.50 | 274 | 1.23 | Tigray region | 0.85 | 155 | 0.70 | Somali region | 0.63 | 114 | 0.51 | Dire Dawa city administration | 0.23 | 43 | 0.19 | Afar region | 0.19 | 34 | 0.15 | Benishangul-Gumuz region | 0.11 | 19 | 0.09 | Harari region | 0.10 | 18 | 0.08 | Gambella region | 0.08 | 14 | 0.06 | Total | | | 9.76 |
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aProjected population data in cites only.
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