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Africa's biggest wind farm has begun production in Ethiopia, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter of energy
Africa's second most populous country - plagued by frequent blackouts - plans to boost generating capacity from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within the next three to five years.
Much of the increase would come from the 6,000 MW Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the Nile.
The US $290m Ashegoda Wind Farm was built by French firm Vergnet SA with concessional loans from BNP Paribas and the French Development Agency (AFD).
The Ethiopian government covered 9 percent of the cost.
Source: Aljazeera
More details here:http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...-farm-opens-ethiopia-2013102713165843147.html
Africa's second most populous country - plagued by frequent blackouts - plans to boost generating capacity from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within the next three to five years.
Much of the increase would come from the 6,000 MW Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the Nile.
The US $290m Ashegoda Wind Farm was built by French firm Vergnet SA with concessional loans from BNP Paribas and the French Development Agency (AFD).
The Ethiopian government covered 9 percent of the cost.
Source: Aljazeera
More details here:http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...-farm-opens-ethiopia-2013102713165843147.html