Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Africa:

Partnering To Power Up Africa (Voice of America)

President Barack Obama’s campaign to double the number of people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to electrical power is picking up steam



(AUDIO 3:39 Minutes)

President Barack Obama’s campaign to double the number of people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to electrical power is picking up steam. As part of the Power Africa initiative, the Ethiopian government recently entered into an agreement with an American-Icelandic company, Reykjavik Geothermal, to construct a 1000 MWe power plant.  The Corbetti facility will be Ethiopia’s first independent power project in the country’s history.

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