The Ethiopian government has announced plans to begin construction on a new fertilizer factory in Oromia Regional State, in two weeks. The new factory will be constructed by the Ethiopian Metal and Engineering Corporation.
The current production capacity of Wonji/Shoa Sugar Factory, which is the oldest in the country, is 75,000 tons per year. Wonji/Shoa Sugar Factory has carried out an expansion project on its sugarcane plantation and built a new sugar mill.
The project located at Aluto-Langano and up to 100Mw of power can be produced from the Aluto steam
field – an eight square metre area located in Aluto.
The new project marks the first phase of a regional East Africa power integration program which is likely to cost US$1.3 billion at completion, eventually benefiting 212 million people living in five countries with a combined GDP of US$107 billion.
The World Bank financing to both governments−US$243 million for Ethiopia and US$441 million to Kenya−will come from the International Development Association,* the Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries.
“This landmark transformational project will change the fundamentals of the power sector in East Africa. It will expand access and lower the cost of electricity supply to homes and businesses across Kenya and help to reduce thermal power emissions in Kenya, a clear benefit to the region’s.
