Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation announced that the Gilgel Gibe III’s construction has completed 82%. This 1.5 Billion Euro power plant that has been constructed starting from 1999 E.C has 10 unites each producing 187MW electric power.
The power plant’s ground work and concrete structure are finalized 93%. Moreover, the Electromechanical and Hydro mechanical works are also finalized 43%. And in the next Ethiopian year’s first quarter the first two units will start producing power.
Gilgel Gibe III which has the capacity of producing 1,870MW electric power is being constructed by the joint financial support of the Ethiopian government and a loan from the Chinese Industrial Commerce bank.
In addition to this, the construction of the transmission line that can carry 400KV and the 400Km connection line stretching from Gibe-Wolita Sodo-Akaki has all been finalized.
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