Wonji / Shoa Sugar Factory

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. Its agricultural expansion has been carried out around the areas known as Wakie Tiyo, Welenchiti and North Dodota areas. And, with the help of this agricultural expansion project, the factory will have 16,000 hectares of sugarcane plantation. With regard to the factory expansion project, various tasks have been accomplished to erect an automated & modern new sugar-crushing plant with a capacity of producing 173,946 tons of sugar and 10,299 meter cube ethanol per annum. By the end of the GTP period, the electric power the factory will generate and contribute to the national grid will reach to 17 megawatt.

Source:- Ethiopia Sugar Corporation