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EEPCo electrified eight rural towns, kebeles in Central Tigray Zone with
over 15 mln birr |
Axum, July 09, 2007 (WIC) –
Eight Rural Towns and Kebeles in Central Tigray Zones have become
beneficiaries of round the clock electricity service with over 15 million
birr budget allocated by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo),
the Abiadi District Office said.
Office Manager, Abraha Hagos, said that the eight rural towns and Kebeles
under EEPCo district have been electrified this year in accordance with the
special attention given by the federal government.
More than 10,000 residents of Guya, Sele, Adiha, Agbe, Hagere-Selam,
Yechilla, Workamba and Aabiadi Kebeles have become beneficiaries of the
service, Abraha said, adding that activities have been underway to extend
the service to Indamariam Korar, Shewate, Higum and Maygua rural Kebeles
where the service has not reached yet.
Abraha said the EEPCo district has also been undertaking expansion works to
replace the power cable in Abiyiadi town with modern one. Some 70 per cent
or 27 kilometers of the work has been finalized, according to him.
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