Ethiopian Electric Power Inks Deal with Chinese Company TBEA for Purchase of GIS Switchgear
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced it has signed a framework agreement for the purchase of GIS Switchgears with the Chinese Company TBEA Co., Ltd. Inking the $16.4 million purchase agreement were Ashebir Balcha, EEP’s CEO and David Hao, TBEA’s representative. The agreement is for a three-year usage of 15 and 33 kilo-volt GIS switchgear, it […]
12.8Mn Quintals of Fertilizer Purchased for Ethiopia’s Upcoming Harvest Year
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that 12.8 million quintals of fertilizer out of the required 15 million quintals for the 2022 harvest year have already been purchased. Shortage of fertilizer will not be an issue, the Ministry reassured. Higher officials of the Ministry made the note during their discussion of the current status of the […]
Ethiopia: Booming business, underpaid workers
Low wages have attracted foreign players to the poor African country, but laborers are hoping for better salaries. “Our factory is a bit like a military organization. The labour here is not highly educated so we have to use a very simple way to communicate and organize them,“ said Nara Zhou, Huajian‘s spokeswoman, as she walks […]
