Ethiopia's new power plant to double output

A file Photo of the dam while under construction.

Ethiopia inaugurated a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.57 billion) hydropower plant along the Omo River that will nearly double total electricity output to 4,238 megawatts (MW).

With a capacity of 1,870 MW, Gilgel Gibe 3 - built by Italian construction firm Salini Impregilo SpA - is expected to boost the Horn of Africa country’s nascent manufacturing sector as well as electricity exports to neighbouring nations.