Ethiopia announces the construction of a solar power plant

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">ArabiaWeather.com- The Ethiopian Ministry of Energy and Irrigation spokesman, Buzuna Tolcha, announced that Ethiopia is in the process of establishing a 300-megawatt solar <strong>power</strong> plant.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">And that his country has completed negotiations related to the construction of the project with the US International Trade and Development Consulting Company, according to the Turkish &quot;Anatolia&quot; agency.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Tolsha stated that the cost of the project will reach 900 million dollars, explaining that the installation of <strong>solar power</strong> plants will take place in the regions: Dredawa and the Afar region in the eastern part of Ethiopia. The capacity of these <strong>solar</strong> plants will reach 100 megawatts in the first round.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">He pointed out that the recorded data confirm that Ethiopia has huge potentials of <strong>solar energy</strong> , with hydroelectric potentials reaching 45,000 megawatts, and more than 7,000 megawatts of geothermal energy.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>