Journal of Energy Engineering (에너지공학)

The Korean Society for Energy (한국에너지학회)
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The Cement Industry in Ethiopia

  • Mulatu, Dure (Department of Resources Recycling, University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Habte, Lulit (Department of Resources Recycling, University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Ahn, Ji Whan (Center for Carbon Mineralization, Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • Received : 2018.08.15
  • Accepted : 2018.09.17
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

The cement industry is one of the rapidly growing industry in Ethiopia. The average per capita cement consumption of the country has increased from 39kg to 62kg. However, this is still way below than the global average per capita consumption of 500kg. The Ethiopian government is planning to expand its cement industry by upgrading the current cement plants and also opening of new cement plants in order to meet the future demand of the country. Currently, the number of cement plants in Ethiopia has reached to 20. By the year 2025, per capita cement consumption is expected to increase to 179kg. Recently, Ethiopia has become one of Africa's largest market for the cement industry. In addition, Ethiopia has become the major exporter of cement in the Sub-Saharan African region. The Ethiopian cement industry is highly dependent on the use of imported energy sources for its production. This situation has a significant amount of impact on the high production costs of the industry. This paper will try to review the history, production, available resources, the technologies and energy use of the Ethiopian cement industry.

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