The 1,870-megwatt Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric power project in Ethiopia has started operating on October 10, 2015, according to Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC).
“Dear all, good news Gibe III had started power generation this evening,” former Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu tweeted.
The project will increase Ethiopia’s power generation capacity by 234% according to Alemayehu Tegenu, Cabinet Affairs Minister, and former Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy.
The US1.8-billion Gilgel Gibe III is a dam with an associated hydroelectric power plant on the Omo River in Ethiopia. It is located about 92 kilometres northwest of Arba Minch in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region.
Ethiopia Electric Power, the state utility, owns the project.