The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation is to inaugurate Adama I wind Farm on the 1st of December. The project completed at a total cost of 117 million US dollars was constructed with an installed generation capacity of 51 Mega Watts.The Adama Wind farm has a total of 34 towers with the ability to generate 1.5 MW each.

Eight five percent of the 117 million US dollar budget was covered by a loan arranged by the Export-Import bank of China. The Ethiopian government covered the remaining fifteen percent in financing.

The mechanical work for the wind farm was handled by Hydro China and the civil work was taken care of by CGOC.

It is to be remembered that EEPCo signed an agreement for the construction of Adama II Wind Power Generation Project with Chinese company GCOC, last month. The agreement worth 340 million US dollars was signed by Mihret Debebe Chief Executive of the EEPCo and Wang Yantao, manager with GCOC.

The power project, which is an extension of the Adama I Wind Power Project is expected to play an important role in effecting the economic transformation of the country said Mihret at the time.

The projects will supply power for the industrial activities in Adama town and the surrounding areas. The national potential for generating wind energy has been projected to be significant according to Mihret.

The wind power projects will contribute to alleviate the general energy shortage in the country said Wang Yantao, General Manager of Sino-Africa Renewable Energy Engineering Corporation plc. China is committed to support Ethiopia’s industrialization plans for the coming ten years he said.

Source: The Reporter