Salini Construction announced the completion of the basement work on Gilgel Gibe III hydro power dam in Ethiopia. The Italian contractor has started filling the dam according to Engineer Azeb Asnake Project Manager, Gilgel Gibe III, Ethiopia.  

Salini is filling the dam with a dry mix concrete compacted by rollers said Azeb.

The Ethiopian Railway Corporation and the China Engineering Construction (CCECC) signed an agreement for the construction of an electric railway line between Me’eso-Dire Dawa-Dewale, a region which lies in the eastern part of Ethiopia, on the 16th of December.

The Ethiopian Railway Corporation opted for electric railways because they are almost six times cheaper than the diesel powered  variety according Doctor Engineer Getachew Betru General Manager of ERC.

Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei, both having a strong presence in Ethiopia, and an Israeli firm ECI submitted technical and commercial proposals for the expansion project planned by the Ethiopian telecom provider, last week.

The three companies are only three of the seven international telecom network providers who received invitations from Ethio Telecom to submit expressions of interest said Abdurahim Ahmed Ethio Telecom External Communications Manager. 

A 60 million US dollar agreement was signed for the construction of the road between Meskel Square to Bole Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. The agreement was signed by Fekade Haile, manager of the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority and Zhou Yong Sheng, general manager of the China Road and Bridge Addis Engineering plc.

The road construction project will be funded by a 20 million birr loan from the Import-Export Bank of China, approved by the Parliament.