By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Ethiopia has ordered 400 additional natural gas-powered buses, as well as nearly 100 trucks to transport the fuel to factories and construction sites. The buses are due to arrive in about three months and will account for nearly 30% of the Anbessa urban transport fleet in Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the launch in Addis Ababa of 26 city buses running on natural gas, with public transport fares cut by half. The government expects 400 more buses to arrive soon, while the prime minister says the conversion should reduce spending on imported fuel.
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Ethiopia is extending its conversion to natural gas to taxis, after urban buses, to reduce fuel and transport costs. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wants to replace imported fuels with locally produced energy, he said in Addis Ababa, according to Fanamc.
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Ethiopia has inaugurated the Megech irrigation dam near Gondar, with a storage capacity of 185 million cubic metres and the aim of irrigating more than 17,000 hectares. The project could benefit around 45,000 farming households and enable up to three harvests a year, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Ethiopian News Agency.
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The ceramic factories in Debre Berhan and Modjo, Ethiopia, are now using locally produced natural gas instead of imported fuels, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Their production capacity is expected to exceed national demand, and the move aims to reduce construction material costs, according to the prime minister.
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Ethiopia supplies more than 86% of Nile waterEthiopia says its investments in soil conservation, watersheds and water infrastructure support development in Nile Basin countries. The country supplies more than 86% of the water entering the basin, adviser Michael Mehari stressed during Water and Energy Week.
Mauritius to authorise rubber speed humpsThe Mauritian government wants to authorise the installation of rubber speed humps by amending the 2002 road traffic regulations. Instructions will be sent to the Attorney General after a decision by the Council of Ministers on 30 October, Defi Media reports.The week in Africa
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