In Summary
The delegation was sent by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister
Hailemariam Desalegn on request from Tanzania, according to a statement from
the State House released today.
Dar es Salaam. President
John Magufuli Wednesday met a delegation of electricity and dam construction
experts from Ethiopia.
The
delegatation was sent by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on
request from Tanzania, according to a statement from the State House released
today.
The team
was led by Ethiopia’s water, irrigation and electricity minister, Dr Seleshi
Bekele.
According
to President Magufuli, the team was in the country to share experience in dam
construction. Tanzania is eying a mega electricity dam in Stiegler’s Gorge to
produce over 2000MW of power. Ethiopia has recently constructed one of the
largest dams in the region.
President
said the government was committed in walking the talk on implementation a long
held vision to establish the dam on Rufiji river falls. “We want to
produce more out of Rufiji river falls…currently the country produces only
1,450MW,” said Dr Magufuli.
He said the
planned hydropower power project will act as a catalyst to the government’s
industrialisation drive.
Dr Bekele
said Ethiopia which currently produces 4,300MW of power out of water falls
plans to increase its production capacity to 17,000 by 2020.
Source: The Citizen
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