Ethiopian Electric Power has inked a deal with the French General Electric and the Chinese Sinohydro companies to have a national power control center built.
The deal includes the building of two national power control centers, as well as laying down a control and followup system with power distribution stations.
Signing the deal were Ashebir Balcha, CEO of Ethiopian Electirc Power, Manyazewal Tesfaye, General Electric Head of Sales for East Africa, as well as Tian Hongjun, a representative of Sinohydro.
The project will take three years to complete, and has €57.67 million, in addition to 102 million birr, budgeted for it.
A third of the project's expenses is covered by Ethiopian Electric Power while the rest is financed by the French Development Agency, Agence Française de Développement.
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Source (Including Image): Ethiopian Electric Power
