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Asela Wind Power Project to Start Generating Power Next Year

#Ethiopia | The Asela Wind Power Project, which is being built in Hitosa Woreda, Oromia Region, has been announced to start generating power next year.

The Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEP) has announced that it is in the process of generating 100 megawatts of wind power in Ethiopia.

The company’s Communications Director, Ato Moges Mekonnen, told Ahadu; Electricity is being generated from hydro, wind and solar energy; currently, the largest share is from hydropower.

He added that although wind power generation is the second largest source of electricity after water, wind power generation capacity decreases during the winter season.

Speaking about the natural cycle of increasing and decreasing wind speed, Ato Moges said; In addition, he said that the power generation process may be interrupted due to maintenance.

He also stated that the wind power plant under construction in Asela has a capacity to generate 100 megawatts of power; he said that it will enter the power generation process this year.

He added that 404 megawatts of power have been created from wind; they are in power generation service in four places, namely Adama city, Haysha in Somali region and Ashegoday in Tigray region.

Ethiopian Electric Power Communications Director Ato Moges Mekonnen said that 1.3 gigawatts of power is being generated from wind, 45 thousand megawatts from hydro, and 10 thousand megawatts from steam.

The head also said that power generation from wind and steam will be done in two ways; "One is the conversion of steam into energy by burning solid waste and the other is geothermal steam," he said.

He said that the geothermal steam generated by the World Bank with financial support from the World Bank will generate 7.4 megawatts of power in two phases, generating 70 megawatts of power, and that the first phase of drilling has been completed. 

He added that self-sufficient training will be conducted in the sector at educational institutions; he also said that they will take up capacity building after completing their studies at the Department of Engineering.

He stated that the institution is carrying out the work process with the existing experts in the sector; he also pointed out that there is a shortage of professionals. 

Therefore, "the existing experts are being sent abroad for training," he said.

The construction of the 100-megawatt Asela Wind Power Project, funded by a loan and grant from the Danish government with a budget of over 146 million euros, began on December 8, 2013. The project has 29 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.46 megawatts of electricity.

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