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Viewing cable 09DJIBOUTI655, DJIBOUTI: MIXED PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
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09DJIBOUTI655 | 2009-06-09 13:02 | 2011-01-13 05:37 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Djibouti |
VZCZCXRO4219
RR RUEHROV
DE RUEHDJ #0655/01 1601300
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 091302Z JUN 09
FM AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0491
INFO IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI
RUEHRK/AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK 0001
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 DJIBOUTI 000655
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/E AND OES
ADDIS ABABA FOR REO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG ECON PREL SENV SOCI IC ET DJ
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI: MIXED PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
INCREASING ENERGY NEEDS
REF: 08 DJIBOUTI 859; 09 DJIBOUTI 337; 09 DJIBOUTI 164
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti continues to struggle with a widening
gap between electricity demand from consumers, and a constrained
supply of expensive, diesel-generated electricity provided by the
national electricity company. Realizing that improved supplies of
lower-cost energy are imperative to maintain economic momentum and
meet the basic needs of ordinary Djiboutians, the GODJ has
partnered with a variety of bilateral and corporate partners
(including at least one U.S. company) to begin developing
Djibouti's considerable renewable energy resources. Senior GODJ
energy officials recently expressed optimism about Djibouti's
future potential as an energy producer, but some frustration about
possible financing gaps and bilateral misunderstandings impacting
the largest renewable project currently on tap: a planned 50-100
megawatt Djibouti-Iceland geothermal plant at Lac Assal. END
SUMMARY.
--------------------------------------------- ----------------------
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SUMMER SHORTAGES CONTINUE; OVERALL DEMAND GROWS
--------------------------------------------- ----------------------
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¶2. (SBU) In a May 27 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Energy
Moussa Bouh Odowa and his Secretary-General Farah Ali Ainan
stressed the urgency of finding solutions to Djibouti's current and
projected energy shortfalls. Djibouti's parastatal electricity
monopoly EDD (Electricity of Djibouti) has an installed capacity of
100 megawatts (MW), Secretary-General Ainan said. However, EDD's
realistic production capacity is much lower-closer to 47 MW. EDD
is capable of sustaining a short-term "surge" in production to
60-70 MW, but not for prolonged periods. Current summertime demand
(when Djibouti's hot season leads to greater air conditioner use
and a peak in energy demand) is now at 87 MW, leaving a significant
gap between production and consumption needs. Furthermore, Ainan
underlined, the Ministry of Energy projects that by 2010,
Djibouti's energy needs will reach 125 MW--or even higher if
Djibouti continues to attract large-scale foreign direct investment
projects.
¶3. (SBU) Before tackling these large, long-term projected needs,
Ainan said, the Ministry first needed to address Djibouti's
immediate shortfall, which he estimated at 25 MW. (NOTE. For
several weeks in late May, Djibouti City experienced multiple,
prolonged power cuts of up to 9 hours a day. EDD had announced the
unusually severe cuts in advance, after one of its main generators
failed. By the end of May, one faulty generator had reportedly
been repaired, and power supply improved throughout the city.
However, as in every summer, Djiboutians still grapple with
frequent power cuts. END NOTE.) While Djibouti had been hoping
that the planned Djibouti-Ethiopia electricity interconnection (ref
A) would be part of the solution to Djibouti's energy woes,
Minister Odowa said that recent delays in the project construction,
along with reports of drought-related power shortages in Ethiopia,
were worrisome to Djibouti.
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ICELAND-DJIBOUTI GEOTHERMAL PROJECT
--------------------------------------------- -------
¶4. (SBU) In 2008, the GODJ signed several agreements with Iceland
to begin feasibility studies for Djibouti's most ambitious planned
renewable energy project to date, a projected 50-100 MW geothermal
plant at Lac Assal (ref A). During the financial crisis, Iceland
had reportedly assured Djibouti that the money set aside for the
Lac Assal project had been safely sequestered. Recently, however,
Minister Odowa said that he was not as confident that Iceland had
DJIBOUTI 00000655 002 OF 003
the full USD 25-30 million available to fund the project
feasibility phase. (NOTE. Reykjavik Energy Invest (REI) signed
agreements in 2008 with the International Finance Corporation's
InfraVentures fund, which agreed to cover 35% of the Djibouti
project's exploration costs, up to a contribution ceiling of USD 4
million. END NOTE.)
¶5. (SBU) The GODJ still remains committed to the Lac Assal project,
Minister Odowa told Regional Environmental Officer (REO) during a
June 4 meeting, and would potentially be able to finance any
funding gap for the feasibility phase from its own resources. If
this happened, Odowa said that the GODJ would then want to adjust
the terms of the Iceland-Djibouti agreements accordingly, to
reflect the GODJ's greater initial investment. Beyond questions of
finance, Odowa told Ambassador that Iceland-which currently has no
permanent representation on the ground in Djibouti-had somewhat
irritated the bilateral relationship through a few errors of
protocol and communication. Nevertheless, Odowa said that the
feasibility phase was on track to begin this autumn, with Reykjavik
Energy Invest (REI) working "this week" on the bidding process for
companies competing to drill the three planned test wells.
¶6. (SBU) In addition to its collaboration with Iceland, Odowa said
that Djibouti remained interested in working with a wide variety of
partners. (NOTE. The GODJ recently signed an agreement with the
U.S. firm Maple Indian Ocean Resources (ref B) to develop wind and
solar resources, and is reportedly working with an Indian firm
interested in exploiting geothermal energy at Lac Abbe, on
Djibouti's border with Ethiopia. END NOTE.) Ambassador noted that
other American firms-including Geothermal Development Associates
(GDA), which worked with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
(USTDA) in 1999 on a geothermal feasibility study at Lac
Assal-might well be interested in geothermal and other energy
projects in Djibouti.
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GODJ CITES CAPACITY CHALLENGES
-------------------------------------------
¶7. (SBU) Now that Djibouti has several energy projects on the
horizon, Secretary-General Ainan told REO, the next major challenge
will be developing an effective regulatory framework to respond to
Djibouti's new, diversified energy environment. (NOTE. Post has
previously submitted a proposal to host an Embassy Science Fellow
(ref C) with expertise in energy policy. END NOTE). Minister
Odowa said that now, oil and gas companies interested in Djibouti's
offshore and onshore potential were "pushing" the GODJ to allow
exploration. Before negotiating with such companies, he said, the
GODJ would like to have much better baseline data on Djibouti's
realistic potential, and eventually, assistance in negotiation.
Without proper baseline data, Odowa said that the GODJ feared that
it would not be able to negotiate fair deals, and asked whether the
USG might be able to fund assistance for such data studies.
¶8. (SBU) COMMENT. Djibouti's basic diplomatic strategy leans
toward welcoming all comers and skillfully balancing a range of
friends and allies. It is therefore no surprise that in the field
of renewable energy development, Djibouti has encouraged courtship
from a full range of potential partners. As one long-time GODJ
energy official told EmbOffs, Djibouti wants to "keep a lot of
options on the shelf," ready to implement when the time is right.
Ideally, Djibouti would also like prospective investors to foot
much or most of the bill for costly-and relatively
risky-feasibility studies to evaluate potential projects. As
Djibouti's renewable resources look more and more lucrative, the
GODJ may well succeed in negotiating these kinds of arrangements.
However, as its own energy needs become daily more acute, the GODJ
may also become more willing to put up what capital it
can-alongside its contribution of the raw resource-in order to
assure that projects come to timely fruition. Post will continue
to monitor the status of renewable energy projects in Djibouti,
especially in light of potential opportunities for U.S. business
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involvement. END COMMENT.
SWAN