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FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETTE
OF TIlE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
Vf"t 'loP} 4:1'C (i (lh:)·I"A·.I' UMI'f -'I.'l"llt'(U''f tT1lt\.1l 20" Year No.5
h.ll.h M~ ",u~h It .p; M1I.~ ~.~. ADDIS ABABA 27" December. 2013
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"'1aJ."'i, ONTENTS
Regulation No. 303 12013
~'Hl 4''1'C rfrllli'i.l '1.1'" Ethiopian Electric Utility Establishment Council of
fh. rl"A" h,hll·)·tll l,1A "11\-')' "'I;:;:"'I.f Ministers Regulation .. ........ ............... Page 7126
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f a D.Il·}eI I"'h~{k} n·n 1'TC Pi'P/!li'i.~ COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGU LA TlQN No. 30312013
fh:)'I"A'~ h.hh·)·tll h1A"I0··)·1 0"'11;1;9" COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION TO
fCJl"l 1''''1, ~. Il·h':"f I"'IlC 1\,'" ~ 111 PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
f"'l. 'I.lW·C':f I"'IlC (1..). I' h. .} I")\' .I' .I. f.t.t\ 'I! ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC UTILITY
JI. q O Ilt-fl..I''f tTl1f1.h hilt. q"'l. h 1lo\r1 P'A"l1'i' This Regulation is issued by the Council of Ministers
-I'''1IJC flouro01 nro"lor h'PJ>: ·h1'C nl/iiltitr pursuant to Artic!e 5 of the Definition of Powers and
h1"'l\" ~ h'i' (1ou'I"1P")' I'A"'I')' ~Cl'01"1' I.'I'J>: Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic
4l'1'C n~/Ij)fil'il " ')<I'l\" ' ii.(/i) ( II) ""(Pl.')' J'-U1 Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 69112010 and
~111 hor'1':J:A::
Article 47(1 )(a) of the Public Enterprises Proclamation
No. 25/1992.
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I. Short Title
J'-U ~111 "I' h. rl"A·.I' ~.hll·)·th M A"11\-')'
This Regulation may be cited as the "Ethiopian
"'1;:;:"'1..1' 1''''1. 't1l')'C'']'. I"'hC I\,.} 1.111 4l'1'C
Electric Utility Establishment Council of Ministers
rIc/fitl' -1'111\- fl.m.,.11 ~'f"A:: Regulation No. 303/20 13".
!I. OD;:ll:1'" 2. Establishment
iiI f~d·r-A·.I' lbtl.h·)·th h1A'1Il··)· (hltU (11.'1 1/ The Ethiopian Electric Utility (hereinafter the
"~CJ!:+' hf'''~o 1''''I.mt-) I' OD')'? P'.}. "Enterprise") is hereby established as a public
I'A"'I')' ~CJ>:')' lf~· Oll.U ~ 111 ·/·;:4l<ry.A:: enterprise.
!II Y."C1;'" noo')'?1".). I'A"'I')' ~CJ>:f·:f- 1.'1'1: 21 The Enterprise shall be governed by the Public
"''l'C j)~/Jjifit§ ODUJI.·}· ~·,"I!U·A:: Enterprises Proclamation No. 2511992.
r. +.JI"l"lt lJoP't\"l1 3. Supervising Authority
for;) 1 f""Il'i' h'i' h.'/CJt "'I. 'tll-/;C I' ~CJ>:'" The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy shall be
'''4'lI]lI]t IJflP'A"l') ~lf" A:: the supervising auth ority ofthe Enterprise.
R. 'I"; tTDP'tt, /)..). 4. Head Orrico
fY."CJi;·" 'I''i' ODP't.l' 1\,.). M.1l Mil If'i' The Enterprise shall have its head office in Addis
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Ababa and may have branch offices elsewhere. as may
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be necessary.
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Unit Price
2.30
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?i. 'l""'1 S. Purpose
~C;p;·~ l"hl:1;on'lTm· '} f)"'IfD '·)"· 1''''I.hN)·')· The purposes for which the Enterprise is estab lished
'1TID':- are:
iii fh.t\.h-hlh "'IIIH..I' oullouC'):1 f"l1'l;l''1 1/ to construct and maintain electric di stribution
1''f'1'1 / »t·fD'):'i o~ he;an l h'i.l'.M&."1.H, networks; to contract out the distribution
I''''IM.t.,f' oolluoC·"'··') "11'1;1' OP't· '/-:I:t·"I!' networks construction to contractors as
"'I,Pt··)· : required;
fl.1 fh.II,tl,)·th ::>).'.t\ ooll uoC""'1
f"'lM·t.J' 21 to admin ister electric distribution networks, to
"'IfI'''-'lY.C he; ,..7"''' f~.t\.h,)·th ::>y.t\ 11"', purchase bulk electric power and sel l electric
1\.1'. 10>;''): f?bll.h-)·th ::>.BIII n1111"l1l·..j. 7IJ'''I!' energy to customers;
P't·fD ·,j:'} '''Ih'lco'} I
rI fh.i\h,j·th ;l't'l: "'I"i'IiJ' 1)<'1'0 "'I.J>l.,n i 31 to initiale electric tariff amendments and, upon
rt.6.1'~7"' "'''l'lt-'f "'I.I':l."l: approval, to implement same;
iii f1'1lI11<; nJ.<;,"'I. 111"'1')' "'I.'LlI·~e I''''I.J'a> 41 in line with directives and policy gu ide lines
«Jm-'} ODootJ''' f TIIA n·}«J"'I. oolPl.')· issued by the Ministry of Finance and
Economic Development, to sell and pledge
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bonds and to negotiate and sign loan
liMe m-fl'f''1 har"l!' 1'1'}H'0 7"'1';-')" ;Je agreements with local and international
1'1I.1':C (Doll ool.t·I.C'I 006.t·l.7"'! financial sources;
'{;I ~""'I m-'} h"l'n (1"'1.1': l.flf"'l.l.-'l- i\fI'> l' 51 to undertake any other related activities
,,.11"'1;>: flf~' P't.fD1:') "'Itl'/,~:: necessary for the attainment of its purposes.
J. 1J1:;I'A 6. Capital
lI.r:c;P:,,, f·l·t.·~.r.(I)· 111:;1'111 l1C The authorized capital of the Enterprise is Birr
~·§n.1l.r-1 %x·:((;uYJ.t\.r-~) ;i; ;:o~nth?; )!f~U:llC 64,715,822,693.20 ( S ixty Four Billion Seven
"/'H:r (filii" M··j· 0.11.1"') (\I] '} OD·r· nP't· Hundred Fifteen Million Eight Hundred Twenty
h7"'fI')' "'I.lI.M flr1')' 00-1" '1.1' (I·M· 7i. M':fI,j·
Two Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Three Birr and
00-1', IIm'i' Y'fI')' lIe h'lJ' "'1-tr) (un hll.U
Twenty Cents) of which Birr 16,178,955,673.30
(Dofl'f' lIC Z11lAI"1 {i):it;i;"'IAI"'} li.f2(i7i. UitE
lIC MJ u rH:7"' ( hP't· M':fI')' n.II.!"'} h'}.!': au,f· (Sixteen Billion One Hundred Seventy Eight
{\II flr'H' "'l.h.!"1 Ilm"i OD' f' 'I?"'<'I h?"'fI·}7i. Million Nine Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Six
h~M' 00-1'· M Y'h')" rnC hlPI\<'I "rH;9 V
) n'1't- Hundred Seventy Three Birr and Thirty Cents) is
711111'1 n'l.B~ ')· ·"h.,-:~t\:: paid up in cash and in kind.
X. ;?"t.~'l· 7. Liability
.1':0'':'" 'Ilia>' mH" 1·0t.-l· O".e OO-'l ,/'mJ'4! The Enterprise may not be held liable beyond its total
h.Bln?"':: asset.
;S, .r:C~·" 1''''1.4' M·j· '1,1L 8. Duration
.!':C~'/: "A'/'(Jl(l~ 'l.IL j.',·fYt\:: The Enterprise is established for an indefinite
duration.
iI. N7il. 1.111 9. Repealed Regulation
f?d'!"SrJ' h./\,h,j·th ::>.BIII /ICTt-7\'} n'H',1'1 The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Re-
"'IoJ:oJ:"'I.J' 1''''1. 'l,lI'I'Cr ?"'he fl.')' .1'.111 4l'f'e Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation No.
liIif/lflU ntl.U 1.111 '/,71",111:: 170/2009 is hereby repealed.
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I. fODll-r'l '7J'.;J: on-"1I1'l1/: 10. Transfer of Right s and Obligations
0"'1. 'l,1I-)·C':r· 9"11(; !\..). .I':HI ,~'l'C iifii'/fIH The rights and obligations of the Ethiopian Electric
1.1.1'.11) "'*",,'1" 1",01.(1}' I'h')'N,Y ~tl.h·h~!J Power Corporation re-established undcr the Cou ncil
;:'J',A /lC7'c:Ii') on·n·r·:):" '7J'.;J:fP:r- h;:..eA of Ministers Regulation No. 17012009. other than
"'I001"l.' "'I1I·/"lIo&·y'I "'IM.&.J' 1TI0..r Pt·fP'Ii those rights and obligations directly relateo to its
;JC n4''l';J: N nil").') ""·n·l'·or-,, '7J'.;J:1''f' power generation, transm ission and substation·
lI.e,,"9"C OIl.U .1'.111 I'l.l'.·c;e:·" "'IIA&''I'tI:: activities, are hereby transferred to the Enterprise.
Hi. .l'.1{}- 1''''1''1'10-'1' 1.1t II. Effective Date
.eU f.1·0 hlJ"lC ,iJ ·Vl lI7i.~ '}.9" J>:?"C' I'll" This Regulation shall come into force as of the 9"
.elf'ltl:: day of December, 201 3 .
Done at Addis Ababa, this 27" day of December, 2013.
;:. .efl"'l CY9" .I'. c'\ fI:OS HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN
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PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
