Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) disclosed Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric project has commenced generating power. According to the CEO of EEP, Azeb Asnake (Engineer), the plant for the time being is generating 800 megawatts of electric power.
Construction of Gilgel Gibe III, one of Ethiopia’s hydroelectric dams, has been concluded and it will officially be inaugurated next Saturday.
Ethiopia’s largest hydro power plant, Gibe III, is going to start electricity production in the second half of this year, if annual rain sufficiently fills its reservoir, Water and Energy Minister, Alemayehu Tegenu said.
Gidabo Dam and Irrigation Development project, which is 79 percent complete, will be completed by June 2016, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.
The Gidabo Irrigation Dam Project, built at a cost of birr 1.26 billion, has been officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and now goes operational.
