The first phase of Tendaho Sugar Factory will start production in three weeks time, according to the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation.

Shiferaw Jarso, the Corporation's Director General, said the factory will have a capacity of grinding 13,000 tons of sugarcane in a single day. He added the second phase of the project will be launched in February 2015.

Apart from the second phase of the Tendaho Sugar Factory project, there are four more projects expected to commence operation next year. According to Shiferaw these projects are; Beles 1 and 2, Kuraz 1, Kessem sugar factories.

When most of these factories commence production, the Corporation will acheive 70 percent of the target set under GTP plan. According to Shiferaw, residents of the sugar factories area are benefiting from infrastructure facilities that have come along with the construction of the factories.

Source: Walta Information Center