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Strengthening ties: African leaders eye power imports from Ethiopia

Dozens of visiting African heads of state and government joined Abiy for the inauguration, with many expressing interest in importing power from Ethiopia.

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00:00Various leaders who attended the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
00:05held the project as life-changing in the Eastern African country.
00:09Dozens of visiting African heads of states and government joined Abiy Ahmed for the inauguration
00:15with many expressing interest in importing power from Ethiopia.
00:19Countries like Kenya have now promised to import electricity from Ethiopia to boost its national grid capacity.
00:25The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is not merely a national project. It is a pan-African statement.
00:33It exemplifies the scale and ambition of African-led infrastructure and aligns with Africa's,
00:41Africa Union's vision of continental energy connectivity.
00:47Somalia's President Mohamoud also held the project.
00:50We understand that water resources take its life differently in each country.
00:58For some, it's about survival and water security.
01:03For others, it's about energy and growth.
01:08All these perspectives are valid.
01:11Also in attendance of South Sudan's President Salva Keiru also promised to import electricity from Ethiopia
01:18to boost its country's energy capacity.
01:21I am also pleased to announce that South Sudan is looking forward to signing an agreement to receive power from the dam.
01:45The almost $5 billion megadam located on a tributary of the River Nile in the northwest of the country
01:52near the border with Sudan will produce more than 5,000 megawatts
01:56and is expected to double national electricity generation capacity according to officials.
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