Ashegoda Wind Farm

Located in Ashegoda near Mekelle in the Tigray region, this 120 MW wind farm supplies electricity to more than 3 000 000 Ethiopians. The powerful wind resource allowes the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo), the national electric company, to produce each kWh at low cost (0,06 €/kWh).

VERGNET achieved this turnkey project, with 30 GEV HP of 1 MW, 54 ALSTOM ECO 74 of 1,67 MW and an AREVA substation to be connected to the grid (230 KV/130 MVA).

During 4 years, over 1 000 people of 26 different nationalities worked on this construction site and lived a tremendous adventure for the electrification of Africa.