Total Ethiopia has initiated a solar powered gas station in the Djibouti corridor according to Haile Eyesus Communications and Public Affairs Manager of Total. The gas station will be the first solar powered station in East Africa he said.
Total selected the Diciotto area for constructing the gas station because it is a busy section that has high temperatures and sunshine.
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.Total Ethiopia showcased three different types of solar lamps. The lamps have the potential to continuously give light for eight to ten hours non stop.
The solar lamps can also be used to recharge mobile phones in the eventuality of a black out. The solar lamps are available for sale at all Total Service stations.
Total also introduced environmentally friendly oil tanker technology. The new tanker is double layered equipped with a siren alert in the case of leakage helping to reduce pollution.
Operators in the tour and travel sector in Ethiopia protested against the revocation of duty free privileges enacted by the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
The association representing Tour and Travel companies said the decision to revoke the duty free status of vehicles imported by players in the sector was unfair and requested an intervention from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to mediate the situation.
ERCA reached the decision because most of the vehicles imported by Tour and Travel companies are not being used for the purposes intended according to a letter signed by Gebrewahid Gebregiorgis, Deputy Director of the tax authority.
In collaboration with Facebook, Tourism Ethiopia announced it is launching a digital marketing program to help small and medium businesses in tourism and hospitality that have been most affected by COVID-19.
