Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated electricity production from the country’s mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the multi-billion-dollar project. Abiy, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power generation station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production. The $4.2-billion (3.7-billion-euro) project is ultimately expected to produce more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity, more than doubling Ethiopia’s electricity output. State media reported that the dam had started generating 375 megawatts of electricity from one of its turbines on Sunday. More than 60 percent of the Ethiopian population does not have access to electricity.

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2022 08:18 UTC