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Kenya agrees with Ethiopia on price of importing electricity - Business News |nation.co.ke
published 47 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 47 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago
Monday, December 19, 2011 3:44:29 AM GMT Monday, December 19, 2011 3:44:14 AM GMT
The deal to import 400MW was reached on Monday between Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy but failed to agree on pricing. According to estimates from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), new hydro-power projects price power between $0.093 (Sh7.70) and $0.111 (Sh9.20) per kilowatt hour. One kilowatt hour is equivalent to a single unit of power consumption - what is used to bill customers. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | 1 comment | | source: www.nation.co.ke tags: development, Electric Power, ethiopia, Export, kenya, Mihret debebe

Ethiopia to start power supply to Sudan after Djibouti
published 227 days, 13 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 227 days, 13 hours, 54 minutes ago
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:36:01 AM GMT Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:30:49 AM GMT
Ethiopia will start supplying electric power to neighbouring Sudan next month as part of the Horn of Africa country’s plan to become a regional power exporter. Power exports to Djibouti began two weeks ago. Miheret Debebe, CEO of Ethiopian electric and Power Corporation (EEPCo.) on Monday announced that Ethiopia had begun supplying power to Djibouti as part of an agreement between the two countries. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | 1 comment | | source: www.borglobe.com tags: djibouti, EEPCO, Electric Power, Export, Mihret debebe, Sudan

Largest Cotton Farm in Tigray Brings Land Holdings to 7,400ht
published 232 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 232 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes ago
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:06:05 AM GMT Friday, June 17, 2011 4:03:07 AM GMT
The largest cotton plantation owner in Tigray Regional State, Almicom Agricultural Development, added 2,000ht to the land it holds on Thursday, June 9, 2011, to increase cotton production and ease the shortage faced by local textile factories. Due to the shortage, the government placed a prohibition on the export of raw cotton in September 2010. In 2010, Ethiopia imported around 12tn of cotton. Cotton production stood at 21,000... (more)
Digg It category: Business | 1 comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: addis fortune, Addis Ababa, Amanuel Asmelash, Export, news about ethiopia

Flower Growers Expand Market at Expo Amid Fading Global Demand
posted by adminadmin 299 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago
Sunday, April 10, 2011 11:22:49 PM GMT
Dagmawit Tsegaye and her friend Mesay Tifru are both 26 and work for a tour operator. They attended the Horti-flora Ethiopia 2011 Horticultural Expo at Millennium Hall on Thursday, March 24, 2011, to buy flowers for their office and respective homes. The fourth international trade exhibition for the floriculture and horticulture sectors, which is conducted every two years, was organised by the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and ... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: economy, ethiopia, Ethiopian news, Export, Flower Export

Ethiopia's H1 exports increase but miss target
published 333 days, 13 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 333 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:37:41 AM GMT Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:20:43 AM GMT
Ethiopia's exports fell short of target in the first half of its fiscal year when coffee, oil seed and flower sales missed forecasts, trade data obtained by Reuters showed on Friday. The Horn of Africa nation projects it will earn $3 billion in export revenue for 2010/11 (July-June) after a resurgence of coffee sales and diversification into new commodities earned $2 billion in the previous year. Officials had set a goal of $1.2... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: Coffee, economy, Export, Flower Export, khat, news about ethiopia, Oil

Ethiopian economy's new gold rush
published 343 days, 12 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 343 days, 13 hours, 9 minutes ago
Saturday, February 26, 2011 5:31:24 AM GMT Saturday, February 26, 2011 5:15:55 AM GMT
Gold is now Ethiopia’s second largest export item as well as the country’s second foreign exchange earner, after coffee. The horn of Africa country’s half year export earnings since the start of its fiscal year in mid July, 2010, hit US$ 1.14 billion, according to a report released by the Ethiopian Trade Ministry. Ethiopia’s agriculture based economy employs over 80 per cent of its estimated population of 80 million. Coffee, the country’s main export crop, which provided the country with an estimated 65... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.afrik-news.com tags: Coffee, economy, Ethiopian news, Export, gold, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia's exports up 21 pct in last 8 months-govt
published 661 days, 11 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 661 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:37:09 AM GMT Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:33:17 AM GMT
Ethiopia's exports rose sharply in the eight months through March versus the same period a year earlier, and the economy is on track to expand 10.1 pct during the 2009/10 fiscal year, the government said on Monday. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: economy, ethiopia, Export, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia earns $328 million from exports in past three months
published 812 days, 1 hour, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 812 days, 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:07:45 PM GMT Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:59:14 PM GMT
The Ministry of Trade and Industry said that Ethiopia earned $328 million from export during the past three months. Amakel Yimam, Head of information and public relations office, told ENA today that the income was secured from coffee, cereals, flowers, oil seeds, Khat, meat and livestock exports to over 100 [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.goodnewsethiopia.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Export, khat, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia export rise over 3 per cent on gold, khat
published 855 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 858 days, 13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Friday, October 02, 2009 4:50:46 AM GMT Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:18:24 AM GMT
Ethiopian exports rose 3.2 percent last month on gold and khat, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said. According to Bloomberg, exports were 133.4 million USD in the 30 days ending September 5, up from 129.3 million USD during the same period last year. Exports of khat climbed 19 [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Export, gold, khat, news about ethiopia