Ethiopia Opens First U.S.$120 Million Waste-to-Energy Facility

The first such plant on the continent will incinerate at least 1,400 tons of waste a day, converting landfill into energy.

The exterior of the Reppie waste-to-energy facility in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's first waste-to-energy facility was inaugurated on Sunday in the presence of high-level Ethiopian and foreign dignitaries.

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