“But we cannot continue to rely on oil and gas for our energy production because it is also one of our main income sources. That is why we are looking at renewable energy, nuclear energy and even hydropower in this case.”A high-level delegation from Saudi Arabia visited the construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2016. With a capacity of 6.45 gigawatts, Ethiopia’s mega-project is set to be the largest hydropower dam in Africa. The cable being explored would pass under the Red Sea and through Yemen to connect the resource to Saudi Arabia, said Al-Ebrahim. Ethiopia’s hydropower is attractive because it could balance intermittent generation from solar plants and stabilise the grid, Al-Ebrahim explained.

Source: Ethiopian News September 27, 2018 13:52 UTC