Green Options » vergnet http://greenoptions.com/tag/vergnet Posts tagged 'vergnet' Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Africa Starts Winding Up Its Turbines http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/27/africa-starts-winding-up-its-turbines/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/27/africa-starts-winding-up-its-turbines/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:05:44 +0000 Amanda Peterka http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/27/africa-starts-winding-up-its-turbines/ Ethiopia could soon have the largest wind farm in Africa after a new deal between the country and the French company Vergnet. The deal is worth $300 million and is expected to produce 120 megawatts in two and a half years, reports the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Ethiopia currently operates on hydroelectric dams, but as a drought in the country continues, it’s imperative that it start looking elsewhere for power. The wind would give the country another source of power, and it gives France a boost in image in terms of renewable energy.

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