The Enhanced Danish Ethiopian Energy Partnership (DEEP) is a collaborative initiative based on government-to-government cooperation between Denmark and Ethiopia. Its objective is to enhance Ethiopia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) aligned with the Paris Agreement and promote widespread economic growth by strengthening the performance of the energy sector. DEEP encompasses three different projects: (i) energy planning and modelling, (ii) the development of wind power, and (iii) the integration of variable renewable energy systems. PEMconsult was assigned to provide an inception review with an independent evaluation of the outcomes and quality assurance of the inception phase.