Djibouti has inaugurated Red Sea Power, a wind farm project that will produce 60 MW electricity in a bid to reduce power shortage and increase domestic output by 50 per cent. Red Sea Power is located in Ghoubet, 120 km from capital Djibouti. Red Sea Power is set to provide electricity to 38% of the country’s population that currently does not have access to it. The African country in the horn of the continent depends heavily on power generated from imported fossil fuels, as well as hydrogen generated power imported from neighboring Ethiopia. In addition to power to be generated, the Red Sea Power partners have built a solar-powered desalination plant that will provide drinking water to villages near the farm.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 14, 2023 21:02 UTC