Ethiopia invites private sector to address cement shortageICR Newsroom By 03 September 2020To end the chronic shortage of cement in the market, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has prepared a new guideline to introduce the private sector to the supply chain. State Minister of Trade and Industry, Eshete Asfaw, said the guidelines are mainly prepared to sustain the supply chain and allow the private sector to take part in cement supply in the country. Previously the Ministry had decided that only governmental organisations would supply cement directly from the factories. Mr Alebel said the ministry has prepared short-, medium- and long-term measures to address the shortage. As a long-term solution, the ministry is working to increase the production capacity of cement plants and has also allocated US$85m to alleviate the shortage of spare parts, according to Capital Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 03, 2020 08:26 UTC