Ethiopia:

70 MW Aluto-Langano Geothermal Plant to Be Operational in April (AllAfrica.com)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

Ethiopia is striving for the operation of the Aluto-Langano geothermal power plant with installed capacity of 70 MW power in this fiscal year, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said.

Energy Study and Development Follow-up Director, Gosaye Mengistie said over 78 percent of construction of the geothermal plant has so far been finalized.

It is expected that the plant will commence operation in April.

Launched in 2013, the expansion of the Aluto-Langano geothermal power plant will increase the country's generation capacity from geothermal to 70 MW power from the current 7 MW.

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