Ethiopia’s first of its kind expressway, Addis-Adama Expressway, was inaugurated on Monday, May 5, 2014 in the presence of the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Haile Mariam. The Expressway was built at a cost of 11.2 Billion Birr, The Ethiopian Herald reported.
The Ashegoda Wind Farm, Africa's largest wind farm inaugurated in Ethiopia on 26 October 2013.
The US$289.68 million project was built by the French company, Vergnet SA with concessional loans provided by BNP Paribas and the French Development Agency (AFD). The Ethiopian government covered 9 percent of the cost, according to Reuters.
Hawassa Industrial Park was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Dessalegn, on July 13, 2016. The park was built at a cost of 250 million USD in the capital of Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples State, Hawassa.
The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) established its first space observatory at Entoto Mountain, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 24 2013, Capital reported.
The Observatory is installed 3,200 meters above sea level on the Entoto Mountain, an ideal location because of its minimal cloud cover, moderate winds and low humidity, according to experts.
Gilgel Gibe III hydropower project was officially inaugurated by Prime Minster Hailemariam Dessalegn on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
