PLoS ONE (Jan 2021)

Assessing the supply for a basic urban service demand-with a focus on water-energy management in Addis Ababa city.

  • Bedassa Dessalegn Kitessa,
  • Semu Moges Ayalew,
  • Geremew Sahilu Gebrie,
  • Solomon T/Mariam Teferi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249643
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 9
p. e0249643

Abstract

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The demand for water-energy (WE) should be addressed with their sustainable supply in the long-term planning. The total energy demand was estimated to be around 14,000000 and 53,000000 MWh for 2030 and 2050 years respectively. These years' predicted water demand was 0.4 and 0.7 billion-cubic-meter. Based on the estimated energy and water demand, sustainable supply through WE management were determined. In 2030 and 2050 the water supply-demand balance index is around 1, showed water demand will be met for respective years, whereas the energy supply-balance after the intervention become around 0.9 and 0.7. The study results clearly predicted future WE demand of Addis Ababa city and have been put their quantified supply suggestion.