The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy is to set up two servers to make the national energy data base available to the public. The move follows the completion of the first phase of the Energy Sector Mapping and Database Development project.
The Ministry expects to make the database available through a website hosted on new servers to be acquired following an invitation to bid for their supply.
A Hong Kong based Ethiopian company, South West Energy, is to sign a petroleum production sharing agreement with the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines. The Ministry is prepared to sign the agreement upon approval from the Cabinet said Sinknesh Ejigu Minister of Mines.
South West Energy presented an inquiry to the MoM to undertake exploratory activities in the Gambella Basin in August 2010. The Petroleum Licensing and Administration Department of the MoM reviewed the proposal from SWE and negotiated terms in the absence of other interested parties.
Eight mobile assembly companies that are operating in Ethiopia have finished the preparatory works to export their products, according to Metal Engineering Industry Development Institute.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Industry has signed agreement with the Chinese Association of Industry Zones for construction of an industry zone in Dire Dawa town.
According to the agreemnet, the association will draft master plan for the industry zone and carry out study on the construction of the zone.
Ethiopian Ministry of Industry announced that it has put in effect the new export trade incentive directive.
Ministry Public Relations and Communication Directorate Director, Melaku Taye, told WIC, the new directive is aimed to help boost export trade performance.
Moreover, the new directive will also enables to give efficient service to the business community and allows them to create network among themselves, he said.
The new directive will also help to provide the necessary support to producers and exporters, he added.
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