A meeting between the foreign ministers of Ethiopia and Denmark on the consolidation of strong ties and cooperation in Turkana wind farm project
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ( MOFA + EBC + DIPLOMAT.SO)- Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met his Danish counterpart Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 28th Executive Council of the African Union.
Foreign Minister Jensen appreciated the level of partnership between Ethiopia and Denmark and said “We can still build an even stronger partnership in the areas of our shared interests.”
He said, Denmark is keen to work with Ethiopia on renewable energy development.
Citing the Turkana wind farm project which is being built through the cooperation of Denmark and Kenya, he expressed Denmark’s interest is to embark on similar projects in Ethiopia.
The two countries need to work on concrete deliverables on renewable energy cooperation to be discussed during Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s attendance of the upcoming Global Green Growth Forum, he added.
Dr. Tedros for his part noted that Ethiopia has set an ambitious goal of attaining zero-carbon emission by 2025 and has put in place a green growth strategy to that end.
He noted that Ethiopia is undertaking massive projects in hydropower, wind, geothermal and to a lesser extent on solar energy development as well.
Ethiopia’s renewable energy development is also meant to serve the region through the East African Power Pool, Dr. Tedros said, and highlighted his country’s interest to partner with Denmark on renewable energy harnessing.
The two sides also exchanged ideas on the need for integrating different sources and ensuring predictable renewable energy generation.
They also discussed irregular migration and ways to tackle it.
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