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1. Ethiopia: Powering Africa Meeting to Be Hosted in Ethiopia

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   30 September 2013 Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) The second Power Africa Investment meeting will be held November 28-29, this year, in Addis Ababa. The meeting is designed as an executive dialogue where senior-level international investors, financiers and technology providers can meet with representatives of East African gover nments, utilities and regulators. The meeting, which will be held…

2. Ethiopia Sees Output at Africa´s Biggest Power Plant by 2015

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   20 March 2014 Bloomberg by William Davison Ethiopia will begin generating electricity within 18 months from what will be Africa´s largest power plant, the government said. The sale of 7.1 billion…

3. Ethiopia and Kenya secure funds for $1.26bn power line

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   24 October 2013 Source : Reuters Ethiopia and Kenya have secured funds for a $1 .26bn power line aimed at improving electricity supply and the project is set for completion in two years´ time,…

4. Ethiopia secures $125 million loan for road

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   14 October 2011 Phase two of the construction of a vital road link in Ethiopia is to begin after the country secured a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The $125 million (£79.2 million)…

5. Ethiopia completes construction of new power lines

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   initiative connecting Ethiopia with Kenya is also underway. Mehret Debebe, the chief executive officer of EEPCo, recently told the Walta Information Center that other African nations are looking to import renewable energy from Ethiopia because of the cost. "Ethiopia is endeavouring to fully harness its hydropower potential, which is estimated to be more than 45,000 megawatts, to alleviate poverty," he said. Ethiopia is currently undertaking multi-billion dollar investment in hydro-electric projects. Categories: Energy…

6. Nile dam study fails to stem the tide of Egyptian indignation towards Ethiopia

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   of miles upstream: the $4.7bn (£2.8bn) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam (Gerd). Egyptians have long maintained that Ethiopia's dam project will dangerously deplete its water stocks - about 95%…

7. Djibouti-Ethiopia Railway - Final

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   Briefing Memorandum: The Djibouti-Ethiopia Railway ICA Meeting: Financing Transport for Growth in Africa December 3-4, 2007 Briefing Memorandum: Djibouti-Ethiopia Railway…

8. Reykjavik Geothermal To Build 1000MW Power Plant In Ethiopia

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   2 October 2013 Ventures Africa US-Icelandic geothermal development company, Reykjavik Geothermal (RG), has agreed to build a 1000MW geothermal plant in Ethiopia to help the East African nation harness its energy potential. The power plant which will be built in Ethiopia's Corbetti Caldera region is part of President Barack Obama's $7 billion Power Africa initiative which seeks to double electricity supply on the continent. The geothermal plant will be Ethiopia's first independent power plant project and it is expected to be one of the world's largest geothermal power plant. The deal will also…

9. Iceland and Ethiopia agree geothermal development link up

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   surface exploration in Ethiopia as well as start capacity building for geothermal development. The initial objective of the initiative is to identify potential locations for exploration drilling within the areas targeted and develop capacity in the East African country to improve geothermal energy production. The government of Ethiopia is currently introducing a strategy to advance its renewable energy…

10. Leadership Africa USA Maintains Follow Up Is Needed After Success Of 2014 U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Home › News & Events › Infrastructure News › Leadership Africa USA Maintains Follow Up Is Needed After Success Of 2014 U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    19 June 2014 Leadership Africa USA Leadership Africa USA announced the successful completion of the June 3-4, 2014 U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
 
 "We are especially proud of the fact that our team w as asked to play a leading role in pulling key elements of the AEM together, and that we delivered", commented the group's President, Walker Williams. Leadership Africa USA provided program development support, while managing marketing, logistics, sponsorship and ensuring high level private sector participation in this historic event that welcomed well over 600…