The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, together with its supervised institutions, planted seedlings around Chancho Durba Cement Factory. State Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Frehiwot Woldehana, said the planting of trees will take place the day after Read more…
The Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Sileshi Bekele, said the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has started. The dam filling is now underway in conformity with the normal process of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Read more…
Engineer Kifle Horo, Project Manager of the GERD, said that, 73% of the Dam has completed. According to the manager, 87% of civil works and 26% of the metal works is carried out. Steel structure and metal works for the two early generation units nearing Read more…
The agreement aims to build a 132 kv high-voltage power transmission line for the Gimbi Tulu Kapi Gold mining project. The accord was signed by Ashebir Balcha, CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power, and Mr. Tian Honguan, representative of Sino Hydro Company. As the gold mining is vital for generating foreign currency, the FDRE government paid special attention to Read more…
The contract was signed for the expansion and capacity building of four high-voltage power substations that will serve as the power supply for Awash-Weldiya Hara gebeya railway project. The agreement embraces expansion and upgrading works on 230/132 kV high voltage substation as well as capacity building activities that aims Read more…
Koysha Hydro power Project employees of the Ethiopian Electric Power donates more than 386 thousand birr for Gergesenon mental impaired care center. Ato Mebratu Teshome, Manager of the project, said that, this support is a response to PM Abiy Ahmed Read more…
The 132 kV substation and transmission line project constructed in Borana Zone of Oromia regional State, Yabelo district, which is 565 km far away from Addis Ababa, is began operation. The 132 kV power transmission line and substation in Yabelo city is constructed as per the agreement between the Ethiopian electric Read more…
The 132 kV high voltage transmission line and substation, built on the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples regional State, at Gurage Zone, in the town of Buee, 100km from Addis Ababa, is started operation. The construction of 132kV power transmission line and substation in Butajira –Buee is a project constructed Read more…
Abraham Belay (PhD) The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will start impounding in the coming winter. Minister of Innovation and Technology and Chairman of the Ethiopian Electric Power Management Board, Abraham Belay (PhD), Minister of Water, Irrigation and energy, Engineer Sileshi Bekele (PhD), Ambassador Girma Birru, Member of Read more…
Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Engineer Sileshi Bekele, twitted on his page how the construction of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was underway. He said it has increased its height from 525 masl to 534 masl to allow impounding of water in the coming winter and the efforts are underway Read more…
