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Over 85% of Inspected Diesel Vehicles Fail Addis Ababa’s Emission Test

The Reporter · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter
Over 85% of Inspected Diesel Vehicles Fail Addis Ababa’s Emission Test
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More than 85 percent of diesel vehicles inspected by the Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau failed to meet national emission standards.

  • The Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau randomly inspected 200 vehicles across major transport hubs using specialized diagnostic tools in the first quarter of the current budget year.
  • Testing implemented the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories framework, employing the JVE-5020 Gas Analyzer for petrol and the JVS-6010 Opacity Meter for diesel engines.
  • Out of 89 diesel vehicles tested, 76 failed to meet smoke opacity limits under national standard ES 6725/2022, representing an 85.4 percent failure rate.
  • Eighteen diesel vehicles recorded emission readings exceeding 200 percent of allowable thresholds, placing them in the very high pollution tier under World Health Organization standards.
  • In contrast, 101 out of 111 petrol-powered vehicles passed, representing a 91 percent compliance rate.
  • Overall, across the 200 total random samples, 55.5 percent passed while 44.5 percent failed.
  • Diesel vehicle non-compliance increased compared to the previous fiscal year, when 76.5 percent of 179 tested diesel vehicles failed standards.
  • The bureau attributed high emission levels to a lack of public awareness, owner non-compliance, human resource limitations, smoke meter software shortages, and weak inter-institutional coordination.
  • The report highlighted systemic loopholes, noting multiple instances where vehicles displaying valid annual technical inspection stickers or bolos failed random on-site exhaust tests.
  • The bureau recommended enforcing stringent administrative penalties, upgrading testing facilities, ensuring regular maintenance, and accelerating the transition toward electric public transport.
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