Ginchi Power Station Inaugurated

Mar 20 , 2021


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Last week saw the inauguration of Ginchi Power Distribution Station in West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State. Built at the cost of 8.4 million dollars, the station has the capacity to carry 100MW of power. Larson and Turbo, an Indian firm, has carried out the construction work, while MVV Energie, a German-Swiss consultancy, supervised the project. The power distribution station is expected to provide a steadfast supply to Ginchi and its surrounding area. Aggregate generation capacity in the country has grown from 814MW in 2005 to around 4,300MW currently. However, the increase in the power generation capacity has not been followed by a similar level of investment in the transmission grid and transformer substations. The poor service quality leads to a double cost for the economy, the need for industries and services to acquire diesel generators, and general dissatisfaction. The federal government has ambitious plans to boost its electric production to 30,000MW by the end of 2030.


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