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Fault on Gibe Turbines Cause National Power Outage

Feb 28 , 2020

Gilgel Gibe III Hydro Electric Dam

Nine of the 10 turbines of Gilgel Gibe III Hydro Electric Dam have failed this afternoon due to technical issues, leaving the country in a complete blackout.

Technicians of the Ethiopian Electric Power are working to restore the power, which is expected to take at least an hour, according to a source close to the case.

Built for 1.8 billion dollars and started operations five years ago, the Dam has a capacity of generating 1,870MW of electric power.

Gilgel Gibe III constitutes close to 44pc of the total power generating capacity of the country.

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