Ethiopia: Debre Berhan wind project officially launched

Nevada-based wind and solar power developer Terra Global Energy Developers officially launched the 400MW Debre Berhan wind power project on 14 February. The project is located about 75 miles north of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Construction is expected to begin during 2014. Terra Global chief executive Dereje Abebe told African Energy the company was funding the feasibility study and that the financial package for construction was being negotiated with multilateral agencies and commercial sources.