Construction of Assela I Wind Farm in Ethiopian is set to begin after MPs endorsed the concessional loan deal, signed between ministry of finance and officials of Denmark’s biggest bank Danske Bank group in mid-June. The Assela I Wind Farm will be located about 150Km south of the capital, near Iteya town in Oromia Regional State, and will be constructed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. The power project will have a capacity of generating 100MW from 29 wind turbines, and is expected to generate 330,000KWh annually and supply sustainable power to over three million people. Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MOWIE), said Wind Farm will help Ethiopia “diversify its renewable energy mix”. “I am pleased to see the agreement to develop the Assela I Wind Farm, which will diversify the Ethiopian renewable energy mix, has been passed by the Parliament.

Source: Ethiopian News October 03, 2020 17:26 UTC