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Ethiopia Thursday started power production from the second turbine of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), doubling the power production capacity from the hydroelectricity dam.
This is even as Kenya readies to start importing huge amounts of power from the neighbouring country in November following the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Kenya Power and Ethiopian Electric Power last month.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presided over the launch yesterday, according to the state-owned Fana Broadcasting Corporate (Fana BC).
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