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Ethiopia, South Sudan eye to interconnect via energy grid

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 NBE electricity, energy, Ethiopia, Green energy, South Sudan

The officials of the Government of Ethiopia and South Sudan expressed their intent to interconnect the two neighboring nations via

Energy

GERD of Ethiopia commences power generation

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Business News Djibouti, electricity, Ethiopia, GERD, hydropower, Kenya, power generation projects, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Sudan

The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) today commenced generating electric power, says the Government of Ethiopia.

Energy

Reports reveiws electricity market regulatory in Ethiopia, South Africa

December 10, 2021 BEHAK electricity, electricity market, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the RES4Africa Foundation have jointly released a series of country regulatory reviews on

Energy

Ethiopia GERD to produce electricity in few months

July 20, 2021July 24, 2021 BEHAK Egypt, electricity, Ethiopia, geopolitics, GERD, hydropower, Sudan

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Ethiopia says the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD (GERD) is set to

Energy

Angola secures $530 million for energy project

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 BEHAK African Development Bank, Angola, electricity, energy, transmission line

The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission

Tragedy

Ethiopia’s Tigray region returns to darkness

February 17, 2021February 21, 2021 BEHAK electricity, Ethiopia, Tigray, TPLF

Tigray region of Ethiopia once gain returned to darkness after ‘remnants of Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)’ reportedly attached electric

Construction

Butajira City infrastructure investment paying off

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Business News asphalt road, Butajira City, clean water, cobblestone, electricity, Ethiopia, infrastructure, Investment, Road construction, South Ethiopia, tax income

Effective investment in infrastructure by Butajira City, one of the fastest growing cities of Ethiopia, has been paying off facilitating

Tragedy

Ethiopia restores telecom, electricity services in Tigray

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Business News Alamata town, Dansha, electricity, Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia, Humera, Korem, Maikadra, Maiychew, Maytsebri, Mekelle, telecom service, Tigray Region, TPLF

The Government of Ethiopia said it has restored telecom and electricity services in most of the towns in Tigray region.

Energy

Ethiopia’s mega dam to generate electricity

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 NBE Coffee farm, electricity, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, GERD, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, The Nile River

Two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will start generating hydropower after five months, said Prime Minister Abiy

Investment

Ethiopia – Addis Ababa revokes 1,178 investment licenses

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Business News Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa investment commission, Construction, Deputy Mayor Takele Umma, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, electricity, Ethiopia, hard currency shortage, investment projects, land, Manufacturing

The capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa City, has revoked a total of 1,178 investment licenses for failure to realize the

Trade

Ethiopia earns $916 million from export

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Business News coffee, electricity, Ethiopia, export commodities, export income, Khat / Mirra, leather goods, oil seeds, textiles

Ethiopia has earned a total of $916 million from export of different commodities and electricity over the first four months

News Monitor

Ethiopia to launch $2.5 billion geothermal electric project

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 electricity, energy, Ethiopia, geothermal, Tulu Moye Geothermal

Ethiopia, the east African nation currently facing severe energy shortage, is set to begin implementation of a new 520 MW

Energy

Korea Exim Bank provides $264 million to Ethiopia

April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 NBE Arba Minch Industrial Park, electricity, Ethiopia, Korea Exim Bank, Omo Sugar Factory, South Korea

South Korea Exim Bank has provided $264 million loan to the Government of Ethiopia supporting ongoing development projects of the

Energy

Kenyan, Chinese companies secure Ethiopia’s geothermal deal

February 26, 2019July 23, 2019 Aluto Langano geothermal project, China, Chinese companies in Ethiopia, electricity, Ethiopia, geothermal energy in Ethiopia, Kenya, Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Kenyan company, Shandong Kerui Oilfield Service Group, Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment

A Kenyan and two Chinese companies have secured a geothermal power project in Ethiopia after the government re-launches the Aluto

Energy

Ethiopia collects $114 million from selling electricity

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 EEU, electricity, energy, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Electric Utility, geothermal, hydroelectric dams, renewable energy, Solar energy

Ethiopia Electric Utility (EEU) collects 3.2 billion birr (about $114 million) bill from its customers during the first six months

Energy

Ethiopia eyes selling electric power to Gulf countries

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Djibouti, electricity, energy security, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan

The Ethiopian Government expressed its plan to sell electric power to Gulf Countries by signing and agreement to launch feasibility

Energy

Reducing risk for private investment in off-grid energy

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 electricity, off-grid energy, private investment, Rwanda, Sustainable Development Goal 7

By Oliver Waissbein – In 2011 Rwanda was literally in the dark– 89 percent of the country, about 9.4 million

Energy

Consortium set to reduce Ugandan electricity costs

July 24, 2018August 1, 2018 Bujagali Energy Limited, electricity, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Uganda

A consortium of development finance institutions and commercial lenders today announced completion of the refinancing of more than $400 million