Ashegoda wind farm project, Ethiopia
Name and Location
Ashegoda wind farm project, Ethiopia.
Project Description
The project entails the construction of a 120 MW wind power plant, at Ashegoda, near Mek’ele, some 650 km north of Addis Ababa. The facility will be equipped with 120 wind turbines to generate a yearly output of 400 GWh.
The first phase will see the installation of 30 turbines, followed by 45 turbines in the second and third phases respectively.
Value
Not disclosed.
Duration
The plant is planned to be operational by 2013. Completion of the first phase is expected in early 2011, with the second scheduled for the end of the year.
The last 45 turbines are planned to be installed in 2013.
Client
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo).
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Vergnet Groupe (wind turbines manufacturer and maintenance); BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking (mandated lead arranger) and Agence Française de Développement (loan finance); and Lahmeyer International (construction supervisor).
Latest Developments
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
The project is already in progress and the first phase is nearing completion.
Contact Details for Project Information
EEPCo, tel +251 11 155 9567, fax +251 11 156 0028 or email eelpa@ethionet.et.
Lahmeyer International, tel +49 6101 55 0, fax +49 6101 55 2222 or email info@lahmeyer.de.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Sweet-Orr, established in 1871, is a global leader in superior protective workwear, known for quality, innovation, and performance.
VISIT SHOWROOM
ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
