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Article: Ethiopia: Power Utility Plugs in Generators to Offset Deficit.
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- February 3, 2009
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Byline: prashant03
Never has EEPCo been so busy in overseeing the construction of its five-mega hydroelectric power plants. Yet, national annual demand for electric power is increasing by 21pc, a huge increase by any standard. This is creating a power deficit that has currently forced the company to practise load shedding, quietly. In addition, EEPCo has embarked on a historically unprecedented effort to utilize rented diesel generators to offset temporary setbacks, reports Tamrat G. Giorgis, Fortune Staff Writer.
Paul Gilbert, a British electrical engineer based in Nairobi, Kenya, was not new to Ethiopia when he arrived here two weeks ago. Last time he ...