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ፋብሪካዎች ማታ ማታ መብራት እንዲያጠፉ ደብዳቤ ተጻፈላቸው
published 9 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 9 days, 15 hours, 52 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:18:52 AM GMT Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:14:57 AM GMT
በአዲስ አበባ መብራት ሙሉ ቀን መጥፋት ጀምሯ ኢትዮጵያ ኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ኮርፖሬሽን ባጋጠመው የኃይል እጥረት ምክንያት፣ ትላልቅ ፋብሪካዎች ማታ ማታ መብራት እንዲያጠፉ የሚያስገድድ ደብዳቤ እንደጻፈላቸው ምንጮች ለሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ ገለጹ፡፡ ኮርፖሬሽኑ በበኩሉ ከሲስተም ውጭ ያለ ኃይል እንዳይጠቀሙ ለማድረግ መሆኑን ገልጿል፡፡ (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreporter.com tags: Addis Ababa, Electric Power

ETHIOPIA: Dam Critics Won’t Go Away
published 29 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 29 days, 15 hours, 13 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:26:22 AM GMT Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:53:40 AM GMT
Ethiopia is building a 240-metre high dam on the Omo River that is intended to end the country’s electricity shortage and supply power to neighbouring countries. Not everyone’s happy. The Gilgel Gibe III dam will hold back 14.7 million cubic metres of water. Its 1,870 MW generating [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: economy, Electric Power, ethiopia

New Ethiopia dam tunnel collapses
published 29 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 29 days, 15 hours, 14 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:26:22 AM GMT Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:52:49 AM GMT
A water passage tunnel in a recently inaugurated hydropower dam in Ethiopia has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers has said. In a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the NGO said a critical water passage tunnel in the newly inaugurated Gilgel Gibe 2 hydropower project in Ethiopia collapsed. About 10 days after the ceremony, [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: economy, Electric Power

Kenya, Ethiopia to inter-connect Power Grids
published 36 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 36 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:30:56 AM GMT Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:45:27 AM GMT
President Mwai Kibaki, who is attending the 14th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Tuesday met and held talks with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.topix.com tags: Addis Ababa, EEPCO, Electric Power

Ethiopian dam to 'wreck lives in Kenya'
published 49 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 49 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes ago
Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:12:39 AM GMT Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:12:02 AM GMT
The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans around the world's largest desert lake will be wrecked by an Ethiopian dam on the lake's main tributary, conservationists said. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: news.yahoo.com tags: economy, Electric Power, Energy, environment

Why residents want Ethiopian dam on River Omo stopped urgently
published 49 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 49 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes ago
Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:12:39 AM GMT Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:07:53 AM GMT
Turkana residents, leaders and civil society activists have opposed construction of a dam on River Omo. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.standardmedia.co.ke tags: economy, Electric Power, environment

Ethiopian dam to wreck lives in Kenya: conservation group
published 49 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 49 days, 20 hours, 1 minute ago
Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:12:39 AM GMT Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:05:44 AM GMT
The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans around the world's largest desert lake will be wrecked by an Ethiopian dam on the lake's main tributary, conservationists said Wednesday. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.terradaily.com tags: economy, Electric Power

Ethiopia launches new Omo River hydroelectric plant
published 54 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 54 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:37:07 AM GMT Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:21:58 AM GMT
A new hydroelectric plant has been inaugurated in Ethiopia - part of a controversial project on the Omo River. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: Electric Power, ethiopia

Ethiopia opens 420 MW dam, plans power exports
published 56 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 56 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes ago
Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:12:36 AM GMT Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:12:16 AM GMT
Ethiopia opened a dam on Wednesday it says will produce 420 MW of hydropower as part of efforts to beat energy shortages and become one of Africa's only power exporters, its power utility said. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: Electric Power, ethiopia

ግልገል ጊቤ ሁለት ጥር 5 ቀን በይፋ ይመረቃል
published 61 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 61 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago
Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:22:27 AM GMT Saturday, January 09, 2010 5:46:38 AM GMT
የኢትዮጵያ ኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ኮርፖሬሽን ከ5.2 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ ወጪ ያስገነባውን የግልገል ጊቤ ሁለት ፕሮጀክት ጥር 5 ቀን 2002 ዓ.ም. እንደሚያስመርቅ አስታወቀ፡፡ (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreporter.com tags: Electric Power

NBI proposes largest hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia
published 63 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 63 days, 14 hours, 51 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:16:25 AM GMT
The Nile Basin Initiative has proposed the largest hydroelectric dam which is expected to serve Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.topix.com tags: Electric Power, Nile River

Ethiopia to Plug-in 2,100MW Dam
published 68 days, 2 hours, 43 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 68 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:23:36 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:21:35 PM GMT
The Ethiopian government is to build what could become the largest ever hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River off Bure town on the road to Nekemt at Bako-Ambo area in the Oromia Regional State, close to the border with Amhara. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: addisfortune.com tags: economy, Electric Power

Ethiopia, Kenya discuss power projects
published 92 days, 17 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 92 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:50:33 AM GMT Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:38:54 AM GMT
December 5, 2009 a ' Ethiopia undertook the construction of an important hydroelectric power project aiming at exporting electricity to neighboring countries. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.topix.com tags: Electric Power

Ethiopia’s junta not ready to liberalize economy – Trade Minister
published 101 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 101 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes ago
Monday, November 30, 2009 1:30:32 AM GMT Monday, November 30, 2009 1:02:15 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s regime is not ready to bow to pressure to liberalize its telecoms and banking sectors while negotiating terms to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), its trade minister said on Wednesday. Analysts say the giant Horn of Africa country’s hopes for WTO membership hinge on calls for the authorities in [...] Related posts:Finland Foreign Trade Minister visits Ethiopia, KenyaEthiopia under Woyanne the poorest economy in the World – UNCTADRussian companies to showca... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: Bank, Electric Power, WTO

Ethiopia’s $356 million Tekeze Dam opens
published 116 days, 18 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 116 days, 18 hours, 28 minutes ago
Sunday, November 15, 2009 4:40:48 AM GMT Sunday, November 15, 2009 4:38:44 AM GMT
* Six hydropower projects being built * Government says will spend $12 billion over 25 years ADDIS ABABA (Nov 14, 2009) –  (Reuters) – Ethiopia opened a dam on Saturday that it says will produce 300 MW of hydropower as part of efforts to overcome chronic energy shortages and become one of Africa’s only power exporters, state [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.goodnewsethiopia.com tags: Electric Power

Ethiopia’s Gibe II tunnel set for water test
published 162 days, 17 hours, 23 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 168 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:32 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:31:56 AM GMT
Ethiopia’s Gibe II tunnel set for water test By Groum Abate The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) is going to test the 25.8 km tunnel of Gilgel Gibe II this week by letting water run through it. If it succeeds, then the corporation will try out the turbines in the coming weeks in another trial. The 420 MW Gibe [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: EEPCO, Electric Power

Ethiopia embraces renewable energy
published 165 days, 15 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 168 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes ago
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:15:04 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:26:45 AM GMT
Ethiopia embraces renewable energy ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Sept. 23 (UPI) — The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation has signed contracts with three Chinese companies for renewable energy projects. The agreement will underwrite the building of the Genale Dawa-3 and Chemoga yeda hydroelectric cascades and the Mesobo Harena and Adama wind projects. Read More from UPI … Share and Enjoy: (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: Electric Power

Ethiopia inks China deals to improve power network
published 165 days, 15 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 168 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes ago
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:15:04 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:26:04 AM GMT
Ethiopia inks China deals to improve power network ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia said on Wednesday its national electricity company has signed contracts with three Chinese firms to develop hydro-electric projects and made preliminary accords for wind power projects. The state Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said at least six new dams would built as be part of a [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: Electric Power