The Minisrty of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) of Ethiopia has commissioned a study on off-grid power investment allowing private sector involvement in the production and sale of electricity, Fortune reported.
The power transmission line project that has a capacity of carrying 400 Kilovolt, Gibe II-Wollayta Sodo, is only three months away before completion.
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.
