This marks the end of financial negotiations and the beginning of the execution phase of the Assela Wind Farm, financed by the Danish government. The project is about wind power generation of 100MW capacity from 29 wind turbines, and will harness a part of Ethiopia’s enormous wind potential. As a capacity development, Ethiopia will also learn and benefit immensely from Danish wind energy companies in terms of generation and operation of wind energy,” said Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, MOWIE. The signing of the loan agreement for construction of the Assela Wind Farm Project affirms the strong Ethiopian-Danish cooperation in the energy sector. The contracting amount for the Assela Wind Farm Project amounts to approx.

Source: News Business Ethiopia September 27, 2020 14:37 UTC