The Gilgel Gibe II Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Omo River in Ethiopia. It is located about 80 km (50 mi) east of Jimma in Wolaita/Dawro Region.

With Gibe II, the national power has increased by 80%, achieving the goal set by the government of bringing electric energy to one million new users and allowing 20% of the population to have access to electricity by 2010.

Gibe II hydropower plant is the second stage of the Gibe-Omo hydroelectric cascade which includes Gibe I and Gibe III (all in operation), Koysha (under construction) and Gibe V (planned). Gibe II has a total capacity of 420 MW and an energy production of 1’625 GWh/y.

2024年3月21日 · Gilgel Gibe II hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Hadiya, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples, Ethiopia.

The Gilgel Gibe 2 project includes a hydropower station located 80 km east of Jimma on the Omo River in Ethiopia. The hydropower station receives water from a 26-km-long tunnel on the Gilgel Gibe River and a penstock under 500 m of water head. It has an installed capacity of 420 MW and was inaugurated in January 2010. List of main equipment:

Gilgel Gibe II is currently Ethiopia’s most powerful hydroelectric plant with an installed capacity of 420 MW. Voith supplied four Pelton turbines and generators as well as the entire mechanical and electrical equipment and also trained the plant operator’s staff.

2024年10月21日 · Gilgel Gibe is a 604MW hydro power project. It is located on Omo river/basin in Oromia, Ethiopia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active.

The Gilgel Gibe project is one of the most attractive potential hydroelectric developments in the country. In extension of Gilgel Gibe I, the project called Gilgel gibe II was constructed on Omo basin to fulfill the hydropower requirement of the country. The Gilgel Gibe II project area is located on the South Western Ethiopian plateau.

The Gilgel Gibe II project area is located on the South Western Ethiopian plateau. The cascade is located in the Jimma Zone Administration between the Gilgel Gibe and Omo rivers, some 250 km South-West of Addis Ababa and about 80 km North-East of Jima.

2013年12月2日 · Gilgel Gibe II Hydroelectric Power Plant Ethiopia is located at 260 km SW of Addis Ababa. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 7.75712, Longitude= 37.5624. This infrastructure is of TYPE Hydro Power Plant with a design capacity of 420 MWe. It has 4 unit(s). The first unit was commissioned in 2010 and the last in 2010.