Ethiopia's State Minister of Innovation and Technology Mrs. Huria Ali said Ethiopia is set to produce 700MW electric power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which is being constructed on the Nile River.
The government takes electricity as vital tool for the development of digital economy and information technology, she noted.
Therefore the going to be generated 700MW electric power will help to speed up country’s prosperity in the area.
The country has heeded attention for the development of ICT to assist indigenous economic reform through digital system, she noted.
Recently, this year, Ethiopia has successfully undertaken the second filling of the massive project. It has also accomplished installation of Rotors on one of the two units of the dam that are expected to generate power shortly.
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