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Ethiopia on track to becoming major electricity exporter
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Ethiopia has finalized the installation of power interconnection lines to Sudan, as the country builds on its resolve to become a major regional electric power exporter.
The Ethiopian Electric and Power Corporation (EEPCo) announced the completion of the interconnecting lines, which cover 296 kilometres and have a 230 Kilovolt capacity, which makes Sudan the second country to benefit from Ethiopia’s power exports.
Ethiopia began power supply to Djibouti three years ago, earning the country US$1.5 million a month from exports.
The corporation it had invested US$41 million in the interconnection lines with funding obtained from the World Bank. Iranian and Bosnian experts were the lead constructors in the project.