Posts Tagged ‘wind turbine’

Ethiopia on Way to National Energy Map

October 26 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Study identifies wind, solar potentials whose lack of information has been leaving the resources untapped The first phase of a project aimed at producing a comprehensive and updated energy sector data for the country, conducted at a cost of 4.3 million Br, was finalized and submitted to the Ministry of Water... Read more

Potential for Ethiopia to Produce and Export Renewable Energy

January 12 | Posted by ocean | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , ,

By Harry Valentine, Commentator/Energy Researcher:- Several years ago the European group called Desertec developed a strategy to generate renewable energy resources across the Middle East and North Africa (the MENA) and export the electric power into Europe. The range of technologies included wind, solar-PV, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, geothermal, ocean wave, ocean tidal currents and biomass sources. The original... Read more

Goldwind wins wind energy order of 76.5 MW in Ethiopia

January 6 | Posted by ocean | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Technology, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , ,

The wind power contract includes 34 wind turbines of its 1.5MW direct-drive permanent magnet. Adama wind farm is located in central Ethiopia, about 95km northeast from the capital, Addis Ababa. Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Goldwind”, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 2208; Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002202), one of the leading manufacturers of wind turbines and a... Read more

French company eyes EEPCo’s wind projects

July 11 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Vergnet, the sole wind turbine manufacturer in France, is eyeing the Ethiopian Electricity and Power Corporation’s (EEPCo) wind farm projects over the coming ten years, according to Marc Vergnet, president and owner of the company. The company is currently undertaking the Ashegoda wind farm project in Tigray. Projected to produce some 120MW which will enter the... Read more