Ethiopia’s 1,870mw Gibe III power plant begins operations

18 December 2016, Addis Ababa — Ethiopia on Saturday inaugurated the €1.5 billion ($1.57 billion) Gibe III hydro plant on River Omo. The plant has 10 turbines each with a capacity of 187MW and will increase Ethiopia’s total electricity output to 4,238 megawatts. It is located 450km south-west of the capital Addis Ababa and is […] More »