World Bank Loans Ethiopia $1.72 Billion for Power, Water Supply Expansion
By Dawit Endeshaw
The World Bank and Ethiopia have signed loan agreements totalling $1.72 billion to enhance electricity and water supply, as well as to facilitate the movement of food to markets, the finance ministry said on Friday.
The bank will allocate $523 million to expand the Horn of Africa nation’s electricity network and boost renewable energy generation, according to the ministry’s statement.
Photo courtesy of Linus Nylund.
Source: CNBC (link opens in a new window)
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