Ethiopia Commissions Africa's First Waste-to-Energy Project in Addis Ababa, an Industrial Info Market Brief

The rapid increase of urbanization in Africa has led to more waste and greater demand for electricity in the region. With the commissioning of the 50-megawatt Reppie Waste-to-Energy Power Station, Ethiopia has developed the continent's first major power plant of this kind. It is located at Koshe, which is the largest landfill site near Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.