Posts Tagged ‘Gibe III’

Africa’s Friend China Finances $9.3 Billion of Hydropower

September 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | china, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

When completed in 2013, Gibe III on Ethiopia’s Omo River will be Africa’s tallest dam, a $2.2 billion project that conservationists say will deprive birds and hippos of vital habitat. Some 600 miles (965 kilometers) to the north, Sudan is preparing to build the $705 million Kajbar dam on the Nile, which would inundate historic towns and tombs of... Read more

Activists pushing hard to stop Gibe 3 Dam fund from China

May 31 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

It’s a story that truly spans the globe: Activists from all over the world, including San Francisco, are trying to stop the construction of a dam in Ethiopia financed by a Chinese bank. The Gibe 3 Dam is in the early phases of construction on Ethiopia’s powerful Omo River, using $500 million dollars... Read more

Meles Zenawi says anti-dam groups keep Africa poor

April 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Barry Malone * Ethiopia building huge dams to beat power shortages * Says western campaigners only focus on Africa ADDIS ABABA – (Reuters) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi denounced Westerners on Thursday campaigning against hydropower dam projects in Africa as “borderline criminal” and said they were helping to keep Africans poor. Ethiopia is building five... Read more

Hundreds of groups sign petition against Ethiopian dam

April 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – Some 400 organizations from across the world have signed a petition against the construction of Ethiopia’s multi-billion dollar Gibe III Dam project, Survival International has told Sudan Tribune. In an e-mail exchange Sarah Shenker, researcher at Survival International, said that the petition had been delivered to Ethiopian embassies... Read more

Ethiopia Plans Power Exports to Sudan After Rains Boost Dams

July 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Supplies to Sudan will total about 200 megawatts, while 150 megawatts may also be sold to Djibouti should there be sufficient supplies, said Mekuria Lemma, head of strategic management and programming at the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. Gilgel Gibe II, which halted production in January following a tunnel collapse, is expected to resume output by the... Read more

Protest targets Italian government over Ethiopian dam disaster

June 16 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

Demonstrators outside the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome today will urge the government to deny Ethiopia €250 million for construction of the controversial Gibe III dam. The dam will devastate at least eight tribes living in the country’s Lower Omo Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site. A coalition of organizations including Survival International,... Read more

Kenyan green group wants ban on Ethiopian power

June 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , ,

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan conservation group has appealed to the nation’s high court to prevent the government and an energy company from buying power produced by the vast Gibe III hydropower dam in neighbouring Ethiopia. Ethiopia hopes the 1.4 billion euro project will nearly double its power generation capacity, currently just under 2,000 MW, end power... Read more

China funding dams construction in Ethiopia, Green group opposing any construction on Omo river

June 8 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

The tale of two dams in Africa – one under construction, the other completed – captures two starkly differing sides to China’s image as a major player in the development of hydropower around the world. The Gibe 3 Dam in Ethiopia, now under construction by Italian hydropower developer Salini Costruttori, is the target of international lobbyists opposed... Read more

Harsco Expands Presence in Africa, Secures Infrastructure Support Role on Major Hydroelectric Project in Ethiopia

June 2 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , ,

HARRISBURG, Pa. Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation  announced today that its Harsco Infrastructure business has been selected to provide specialized concrete forming equipment and related engineering support for a new hydroelectric dam now starting construction in Ethiopia that when completed, will become part of the largest hydroelectric power plant in... Read more