Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EEPCo, Mehret Debebe told WIC recently that the corporation finalized fixing the power transmission lines connecting Ethiopia with Djibouti and Sudan.

He added that the installation of the line stretching from Ethiopia to Kenya is in good progress.

“Ethiopia plans to export power to neighboring nations after the completion of Gibe III and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” he said.

According to Mehret, neighboring countries are keen to import renewable energy from Ethiopia as it is very cheap and most of them are utilizing energy sources that are not advisable to mitigate climate change.

Ethiopia is endeavoring to fully harness its hydropower potential, which is estimated to be more than 45, 000 megawatts, to alleviate poverty, he said.