Ethiopian Wind Project Set for June Completion

Ethiopia’s Adama wind power project is nearing completion. The $117 million project, launched in June 2011, is expected to be complete by June.

The wind farm will have a potential capacity of 51 MW with a total of 34 towers each generating 1.5 MW according to Miskir Negash, head of public relations for the Ethiopian Electric Power Corp., according to an Ethiopian Business News report.

The majority of the funding for the project came from a loan from the Chinese Import-Export Bank and the majority of the work on the project was contracted out to Chinese firms. The mechanical work was done by Hydro China while Chinese contractor CGOC was in charge of the civil work.

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