The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation has announced that the Ashegoda Wind-Farm, the largest wind-farm in Africa, will be inaugurated on Saturday October 26. Ashegoda has a capacity of 120MW and will produce about 400 million KWh a year. The Ashegoda project includes construction of access and maintenance roads for future operations and a new sub-station … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda Wind-Farm to Be Inaugurated On Saturday
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Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda wind farm ready
Ashegoda Wind Farm, which has an installed capacity of generating 120 Megawatts of electricity, is said to be ready for inauguration. get ex back Vergnet SA of France signed an Engineering Procurement Commissioning (EPC) contract with the state utility company, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO), to build the wind farm 10 km from Mekelle, … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Ashegoda wind farm ready
Continue readingWind energy in Ethiopia: Second Wind Farm
Built in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, the second wind farm of the country with 120 MW electric generation capacity is set to commence operation. Miskir Negash, spokesperson for the State power utility company Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, told that 99 percent of Ashegoda Wind farm is completed. The wind power project, which has already been … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Second Wind Farm
Continue readingWind energy in Ethiopia: Approval for a major wind farm
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Board approved the start of construction for the first phase of the Aysha I wind farm project in the Somali Regional State. Construction of this project, split into three phases, will begin soon. The first phase will be carried out by the Chinese Company, Dongfang Wind, and is expected … Continue reading Wind energy in Ethiopia: Approval for a major wind farm
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Adama wind farm in Ethiopia begins construction
The Adama wind energy project made further progress recently with it having awarded Chinese wind turbine maker Sany a contract to supply a hundred-and-two 1.5 MW wind turbines in a contract worth US$95 million. According to Sany Heavy Industry president Xiang Wenbo, it is China’s largest single wind turbine export deal. The Adama wind farm, … Continue reading Adama wind farm in Ethiopia begins construction
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Solar energy in sunny Ethiopia
Ethiopia is known by some as “the land of 13 months of sunshine,” a reference both to its climate and to its unique calendar of 12 months of 30 days and an additional month of five or six. But the Ethiopian government’s ambitious plans to expand renewable energy production seem to disregard all those months … Continue reading Solar energy in sunny Ethiopia
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Ethiopia turns to wind energy to boost energy security
While hydroelectric power will remain a predominant energy source, the country is looking to diversify its production of renewable power. Hydro power is vulnerable to the effects of climatic change, and non-renewable fuels such as gasoline and charcoal are polluting and expensive. Ethiopia is venturing into large-scale wind power generation for the first time as … Continue reading Ethiopia turns to wind energy to boost energy security
Continue readingChinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
EVWIND HCIE in a joint-venture with Chinese construction group CGCOC recently completed a 51MW wind farm near Nazareth (Adama), equipped with 34 Goldwind 1.5MW wind turbines. Ethiopia’s wind resource amounts to over 1,300GW according to an assessment study recently completed by HydroChina International Engineering Company (HCIE) financed by the Chinese government. The cooperation between Ethiopia … Continue reading Chinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
Continue readingEthiopia exerts efforts to generate 450 MW of Geothermal Energy
The Ethiopian Geological Survey said they are working hard to attain the capacity to generate 450 MW of geothermal energy.
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