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Ethiopia Seeking to be East African Region's Power Hub

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10/11/11

Permalink 11:03:58 pm, by nazret.com, 248 words   English (US) latin1
Categories: Ethiopia, Energy

Ethiopia Seeking to be East African Region's Power Hub

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (left) and Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh (right) during the inauguration of a hydroelectric power substation erected 12km west of Djibouti City on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Photo Addis Fortune

Ethiopia is deepening its power links with neighboring Djibouti

By. Charles Kennedy, Deputy Editor OilPrice.com

Ethiopia and Djibouti have opened a 230-kilovolt electric power transmission line, which will allow Djibouti to import 35 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia.

The $87 million 225 mile-long Ethiopia-Djibouti electric power transmission line will cover more than 60 percent of Djibouti's power demand while earning Ethiopia up to $1.5 million a month from electricity exports, The Sudan Tribune reported.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said at the inauguration ceremony of the transmission line, "The inauguration of the Ethiopia-Djibouti power line project is another milestone in the process of regional economic integration in general and the two sisterly countries in particular. In addition to the traditional railway link the two countries have had for years, we have planned to extend fiber and microwave connections between the two countries thereby to further promote their bilateral cooperation in various aspects," adding that there are additional substantial infrastructure bilateral projects that the two nations hope to implement.

Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said, "The successful inauguration of the interconnection is the first in a series of shared projects between the two countries."

Besides Djibouti, Ethiopia intends upon completion of a number of hydroelectric projects to sell electricity to neighboring countries, including Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan.

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25 comments

Comment from: Dejazmach Habesha [Visitor]
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This is our Ethiopia, blasting forward at the speed of light. With great EPRDF leadership and the determination of the people we can make it happen!!!!

This country will be the center of hydroelectric trade, as well as exportation of chick peas, beeswax, honey, and coffee.


Being an Ethiopian farmer will soon be a lucrative job!!!

Lets see what the old racist monarchs awrogit cmoi senait and aram princess have to say! 

Those 1 dimensional extremist diasporans need to get husbands. 

And gragn aram the turkish buttboy, we are not in 1500!!

So many losers on this site are stuck in the past.

I recommend my futuristic developpment loving friends!!

Addis zemen
Afarman
Yirgacheffe
Warya
Agazi woman
And others


Im Fitawrari Habesha! Well nazret site prevents me from using that name i wonder why.

Im Fi
10/11/11 @ 23:38
Comment from: addis zemen [Visitor]
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Ethiopian govt is always ahead of everything when they plan a project.
Accountablity and transparency is their trade mark, which enables them to do all their business with out being backed up because of buerocracy and any kind of obstacles. That is why all highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, hydro power Dams, factories, etc,, are built and already in service.
There is no doubt we are going to be a power hub to the region, most of all, as you all know we are the center of Africa.
10/12/11 @ 00:01
Comment from: Somali [Visitor]
nonsense project of TPLF, please you
TPLF cadres try to understand to feed
yourself before all ,
10/12/11 @ 01:37
Comment from: heny [Visitor]
Somali,
hahahha even a somali talks of 'understanding to feed oneself'? hahaha. Mr Somali, let alone feeding yourself, you cannot even lead your country peacefully. You are the burden of the whole world. ehmmmmm
10/12/11 @ 09:11
Comment from: Belay [Visitor]
how is djibouti's power demand is only about 60MW. i didnt get that.
10/12/11 @ 09:57
Comment from: oneluv21 [Visitor]
This is too funny, it can't feed itself and gets billions of aid from the white people every year for God know how long, can't defeat the the tiny country called Eritrea but yer wants to be a power hub!!!! Wow. Well OK LOL
10/12/11 @ 11:33
Comment from: gud [Visitor]
@somali

who feed your somali ass? alshebab? no!! looser.it is Ethiopia.dammy!! drop your gun and go to school!!!!!
10/12/11 @ 11:42
Comment from: Amhara Princess [Visitor]
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When I was in Addis recently, the lights went OUT many times in few weeks. I suggest before talking about becoming regional power hub by exporting electricity, why not try and light Ethiopia first?

How many people have access to electricity in Ethiopia? According to World Bank report, ONLY a dismal 12% of the Ethiopian population have access to electricity!!!!!!!!!!

Instead of exporting electricity to light 60% of Djibouti, why not light your country, which seems to be almost in FULL DARKNESS? Where is the logic? A*ames stop bragging because IT IS NOT Ethiopians who are out of darkness.

A*ames export food while Ethiopians are starving, export meat while meat is becoming like gold in Ethiopia, export oil seeds when there is practically no cooking oil in Ethiopia. Now, export electricity while the nation is immersed in darkness. Evil looters.

10/12/11 @ 11:46
Comment from: Eritrean killer [Visitor]
Somali,

i respect you for using your real name my Somali brother. unlike these Italian Slave bytch ass Eritreans who pretend to be ethiopians with ethiopian name like Gonder, Oromo...etc you can tell because they just look at a map and put it as there name. and they spread venom and hate to divide Ethiopians. you my brother came out with your real identity and stated your opinion for that i just want to say respect as a man. these fag Eritreans have no ounce of man in them they are all bytches. Eritreans use your name when commenting you Italian slave, Camel loving, Arab want to be bytches.

death to eritreans
10/12/11 @ 11:50
Comment from: Zerayakob Yared [Visitor]


Is it as usual NEFHI propaganda, or can we expect any substance in it?

In the mean time, please don't forget, that every ETHIOPIAN needs at least once a day some thing to eat!

So please, before sending the profit MONEY, may be to CHINA, don't forget to buy as much SINDE as possible for cooking HMMBASHA for those 90 million Ethiopians!

And by the way, how far is going that Djibouti-Mekelle railway?

በየጊዜው ለኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ሪፖርት የማቅረብ ግዴታ እንዳለባችሁም አትርሱ። ከፕሮፓጋንዳነቱ በወዲያ ማለቴ ነው!

ቆልዓ ትግራይ'ከ ህድሞ ገዝኡ'ውን'ዶ ይለማምፅ ኣሎ ወይድማስ ከምልማዱ ካብ ናቅፋ ክሳብ ህንድ ውቅያኖስ ጥራሕ እዩ ዝጉዋየ ዘሎ !??

Thanks


10/12/11 @ 12:30
Comment from: john john [Visitor]
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This is really why I support EPRDF long term investment for this region's.
10/12/11 @ 19:50
Comment from: eyob [Visitor]
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Guys let’s talk the truth sincerely. I know most of these Ethiopians hate Meles only because his is from minority ethnic group. If you hate someone you do not see his strengths. These people who love their country sincerely; they love Meles. Under his administration, a lot of primary schools, Universities, hospitals and roads were built. I am very eager to see great abay dam contraction completed.
10/13/11 @ 00:33
Comment from: Abdi [Visitor]
***--
New African Expliter and Imperialist ALWAYS forget the assistance and help received.
10/13/11 @ 05:22
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
What a "JOCK" .While 99 % of the Ethiopian Peoples are suffering of Lack and Shortage of Electric power services .This Leba and his Agazis are once again making "EMPTY PROMISES !!" As said our dear elders "Yemetlebsew yelat metekenanebaw amarat!!!!" .
10/13/11 @ 10:50
Comment from: Mesfin B [Visitor]
I have witnessed one thing.
The two leaders in the top pic are saying you sell electric power to me I will give you the money form the Djiboutians and you stash it in you account. Meles will turn around and say that no problem I will lie to the Ethiopian population and will steal their money and pay you for the port usage and you then will stash that in your account.
10/13/11 @ 11:46
Comment from: afarman [Visitor]
Dejazmach Habesha...thanks for your best wishes brother, mother Ethiopia is marching forward on the path of development. Despite what the critics are saying the country has now become net exporter of electric energy, in few years time the amount of foreign currency that can be earned from electricity expot will be higher than that of our coffee export.

We have got a government which is capable of walking the walk, bravo Ethiopia. I would like to say congra to all my friends who are very posetive about Ethiopias progress

Let the pessimists keep on crying Ethiopia is moving forward, the saying goes like this..the camel marches while the dogs keep on barking.

welldone Ethiopia
10/13/11 @ 12:40
Comment from: RedSeaOwner [Visitor]
Eritrean killer [Visitor)

Why so bitter girl. Didn't the Eritreans use their real names when they evicted your fathers from their land and made you landlocked for all eternity? Believe me, your fathers remember us very well. At least the ones that did not meet their maker in Eritrea.

You know all about being a slave since you have been selling your soul to your Cuban, East German, Russian, American, and now Indian masters for crumbs. Half of your country is owned by Chinese, Arabs, and Indians while your people are starving and your mother and sister are on their back and knees for pennies for from any loser with change in his pockets you have the nerve to speak about anyone being a slave. You would not even dare to use your waters without bribing and ass kissing the Egyptians. What a disgrace to even call the likes of you Africans!
10/13/11 @ 14:31
Comment from: wepE [Member] Email
RedSeaOwner

No matter how you slice it, the fact remains that you ARE the slave and have been just that for the last CENTURY because once a slave always a slave. We are currently under occupation, yet we've guts to admit that. So I dare you to do the same SLAVE! We still love you though. Sorry we weren't strong enough to save you (even though 20k of your forefathers fought alongside your colonizers aiming to kill their own families). Aqmin awqo menor tiru new applies to our Great Emperor too you know...


Dear Zereyakob

I've replied to your pm, hope it went through.

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Igzer EtyoP'yan And' Yargat, Kek'fum YiT'ebikat.
Wakes up every day proud that I'm an Ethiopian.
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10/14/11 @ 08:21
Comment from: Zerayakob Yared [Visitor]

ውድ wepE,

Ai-Ai sir, me also, coming soon through the ዉሻጠ!



10/14/11 @ 19:40
Comment from: oneluv21 [Visitor]
It is amazing to see some Ethiopians attack Eritreans when Eritreans are the once who refused any kind assistance from the white man while Ethiopians are celebrating any kind handouts. Does not make any sense.
10/14/11 @ 22:06
Comment from: ali [Visitor]
ethiopia is East African Region's hunger Hub
10/15/11 @ 15:57
Comment from: Jigjiga [Visitor]
Hey,what's up all Neftengna in this forum? I just read it all of your comments and yet,nothing has been changed in your damn stupid comments.I really wonder so far,what have you been accomplished in your naive baseless arguments against woyane?

I thought by this time that you guys at least made a bit progress in your debating attitudes.But,I see you that still the same shit Neftenga(hard-liner ahmara group) keep caring out the"Zeraff" rhetoric slogans in cyber fights.What a cyber heroes!

The truth is that the woyane still rule the country and completely changed the old Ethiopia into a new progressive Ethiopia.In fact,despite of the woyane regime prolonged and intact ruling the country,they are better for the country and believe it or not the people likes them.
Because,the people are not blind so they see on their eyes the progress that the country is making thus,why they should care about the politic and power fightings?
Also,I believe that Ethiopians,the majority don't care about your stupid nonsense old politics.What we care more is that the fast developments going on in the country and,of course people have seen the difference of the past and present Ethiopia.
Any way,don't forget that the average age of the population in back home is that less than thirty(<30) yrs old, so you should understand what it that means.I mean that the young generation who grown up under the EPRDF system,of course they belong to EPRDF and with Melese regime.So to be swearing to MZ isn't a big deal for them.Like you used to be doing to Haile Selessie in the Neftengna era.Don't you that remember the people were swearing and saying "Haile Selessie Yemote".Well,to day is for the Melese Zenawi day thus,I should say this:Oh! to my fellow Neftengna cyber warriors, please except and live on in reality!!"era Ba Melese Hig Amlak" and ps leave alone the new Ethiopia and stay in your abroad countries"
10/16/11 @ 09:47
Comment from: The Truth [Visitor]
Zerayakob Yared,

Is it jealousy or politics that make u bluff like that. I think Afeworqi is sending his cadres on camouflage. Whatever u say, the truth is Ethiopia is developing fast unlike Eri. Anyways, time will tell. In the meantime, keep ur nightmare going because the more u do that the more I know for sure u go nuts.
10/16/11 @ 11:26
Comment from: Eritrean killer [Visitor]
RedSeaOwner,

my family is doing fine, unlike yours. i work for UN food agency in northern Ethiopia where your miserable Eritrean shermutas come running. I give them one sack of food for each D$$$ suck they give me. That is a country you call home where 30thousand youth are running to Ethiopia mostly females to escape. While there in Ethiopia we have fun with them like menga army had fun with your mothers. Eritreans are slaves forever. But kula setebu adegnea nachew.
10/17/11 @ 16:49
Comment from: RedSeaOwner [Visitor]
weepE?

Like a lot of Ethiopians you have a concocted version of history. How many Ethiopians welcomed the Italians and fought alongside them and they were not even colonized. They willingly submitted themselves because as is the case now in Ethiopia, white people (or brown or yellow people) are gods. That is what you call a slave…or in your case, you would call them Fathers. You are currently under occupation and you think to admit that is having guts?! To fight the occupiers is guts, not post about being occupied on a forum!

Don’t be sorry for not being strong enough to save us, you were not even strong enough to save yourself. Don’t forget who liberated you from the Italians when your midget leader ran off to the west and left his people behind? It was your masters the British with their African colonies. The same people you are referring to as slaves. If it took slaves to liberate you, what does that make you? Oh ya, and it was the people of Midri bahri that saved you from the Egyptians and the turks. If not for that Ethiopia would have been colonized like the rest of Africa. Keep your love; we could not care for it. Learn to love yourself first instead. That way you can take control of your people and resources instead of having the Indians, Chinese, and Arabs prospering of your resources while your people continue to be a poster child for famine, poverty, and backwardness.
10/18/11 @ 10:52

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