Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-31 22:37:04|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 50-megawatt (MW) Reppie Waste to Energy facility, which Ethiopia claims to be the first of its kind in Africa, will be commissioned in December. The project is being built on Ethiopia's largest landfill commonly called "Koshe" (meaning dirty in Ethiopia's official working language Amharic), lying on 5.3 hectares of land. It is to be fully covered by Ethiopia's government and when complete will process 350,000 tonnes of solid waste annually," said Tolcha. He further said Reppie once commissioned will stop 46,494 tonnes of methane gas emission annually, helping achieve Ethiopia's Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy (CRGE). Ethiopia hopes the series of energy projects it is currently undertaking will meet the demands of its fast growing economy and a rising population estimated to stand around 100 million currently.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2017 15:00 UTC