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Addis Abeba – The inauguration ceremony of the power generation by the second turbine of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is underway.
Accordingly, GERD’s Unit 9 will start operation today with the capacity to generate 270 MW electricity, according to state media.
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Unit 10, which generates 270 MW of electricity, started generating power last February.
Combined, GERD will generate a total of 540 MW of electricity, which equates the electricity generated by Gibe I and Gibe II dams combined. AS