Ethiopian Review

Addis Ababa – After visiting the multibillion Dollars electric power project under construction by the Ethiopian government, Kenyan officials welcome the project and said that it would benefit both nations, Africa News reported.

It is believed that the acceptance of the project by the Kenyan government will give an end to environmentalists who have been campaigning against the execution of the project under the pretext of Environmental concerns.

“We learned that the project will be environment friendly and Kenya welcomes Ethiopia’s multibillion dollar hydroelectric project,” said John Rao Nyaoro, Kenyan director of water resource, after visiting the project and discussing the issue with Ethiopian officials on Wednesday.

“The government of Kenya would provide unwavering support for the sustainability and feasibility of the project. The project will strengthen the economic and social ties between the two countries,” he added.

Kenyan Ambassador to Ethiopia on his part said that Ethiopia and Kenya would benefit from Gibe III project and it would further strengthen the economic ties between the two nations.

Gibe III Hydroelectric, which is estimated to cost one billion and 400,000 million Euros, has a capacity of generating 1870 mega watt and 6,400GWh of energy per year.

- WIC