Total, Ethiopia, is to move its headquarter offices to a four storey building around the African Union Commission as its current location is in the way of the Addis Ababa City Light Railway under construction.

The railway project will demolish more than one half of the company’s headquarters close to the Gotera Interchange necessitating the move to building it had just rented said Jonathan Molapo, Chairman of Total Ethiopia.

The company is happy to pay this small sacrifice to support the increasing pace of development in the country as evidenced by the significant infrastructural development project including the railway said Molapo.

It is to be remembered that Total Ethiopia is building a state-of-the-art depot at an estimated cost of 10 million Euros around in Dukem, Oromia Regional state. The new facility is expected to have the capacity to store above 2,100m3 of diesel,  4,200m3 of benzene, 100 tons liquefied petroleum gas, 650m3 of lubricants, 650m3 of kerosene, and 400m3 of ethanol when it is completed at the end of this year.

Total is an energy company as much as it is fuel retailing which is why it has taken the initiative to engage in solar energy  projects noted  Molapo.

Source: Capital