On May 19, 2009, the ministry announced that a plan is set to construct the station in Somali’s Liben zone. The station will help the nation address seasonal power shortages.
Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. (EEPCo) has received expressions of interest in April 2009 for financing and building the 254-MW Genale Dawa 3 hydropower project.
EEPCo said that previously, foreign consultants have developed feasibility studies of Genale Dawa 3, to be built 400 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa at an estimated cost of $337.8 million.
