Interview: Chinese-funded wind power project in eastern Ethiopia starts production -- official

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-funded Aysha II wind power project in eastern Ethiopia has begun power generation after its 16 wind turbines became operational, an official of state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has said.

"Out of the 32 turbines installed at Aysha II wind power project, 16 are fully operational, producing 32 Giga Watt Hours (GWh) of electricity from September to December," said Moges Mekonnen, communication director of the EEP, in a recent interview with Xinhua.