Turkish investors expressed their interest to partner with Ethiopian investors in areas of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and detergents in a business meeting held with Ethiopian companies on June 9, 2015, according to Ethiopian News Agency.
The Addis Ababa Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Agency said it is constructing 11 training centers for six technical and vocational education institutes with an outlay of half a billion Birr.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Education said it has given due attention to technology transfer and producing skilled human power to realize the renaissance of the country, Ethiopian News Agency reported.
Speaking in a national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) conference held in Dire Dawa Saturday, Wondwesen Kifilu, Technical and Vocational Cluster State Minister said training youth in TVET is a priority for the remaining two years of the GTP period.
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) discovered 20 megawatts of geothermal power in four of the five deep wells under the Aluto Langano Geothermal Expansion Project. The depth of the wells ranges from 2,700 meters to 3,000 meters.
The expansion project to the Aluto Langano Geothermal Plant commenced in May last year with a view to increasing the power production capacity of the plant to 70 MW.
Amhara Regional State announced that two cement factories were under construction in its region. According to the Mines Resource Development Bureau of the Regional State, seven cement companies were issued with a license to start cement production in Amhara including National Cement and Berenta Cement which launched construction in Ensaro, Northern Shewa and Berenta, Eastern Gojam, respectively. It is expected that National Cement will finish construction and start production within one year.
Several companies have invested in Amhara to extract and sell mineral resources including gold. The Regional State was able to provide 46 kilograms of gold to the market in the past three months. In addition, two companies are currently engaged in quarrying granite in the region.
Source: Addis Zemen
