After meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, Ethiopia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD) called on Saudi investors to be more engaged in Ethiopia’s agriculture sector.
Ethiopia sold 606.5 GWH of energy to neighboring countries worth Birr 2.9 billion in the 10 months of 2014/15, even if it has planned to sell 685 GWH.
The Ethiopian Energy Sector Mapping and Database Project was launched with the completion of the first phase of the study and the web based database system last week. The project is a collaboration of the Energy Co-ordination Office of GIZ-ECO and the Ministry of Water and Energy.
The project required partnership with federal, state and woreda level governmental institutions as well as including a group of eight domestic senior energy consultants headed by PROCEED, a local consulting firm said Wondimu Tekle, State Minister for Water and Energy.
Ethiopia has entered into agreements with 17 countries across Africa, North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East to initiate and enhance air transport services.
Ethiopia has established the WTO-TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) National Enquiry Point under the Ethiopian Standards Authority, The Ethiopian Herald reported.
