Ethiopia-Djibouti railway begins commercial operations

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway begins commercial operations

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Ethiopia-Djibouti railway begins commercial operations
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Arailway line connecting landlocked Ethiopia and Djibouti has officially started commercial operations with a colorful ceremony held in Addis Ababa.
The Ethiopia-Djibouti railway line was officially inaugurated in 2016 but was set to undergo final touches before commercial operations begin.

It links Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti – a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles).

Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time down from three days by road to about 12 hours.

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The $4bn project was built with the help of funding from a Chinese bank and will have Chinese staff. Construction was carried out by China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction.

Tan Jian, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, noted that the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway line would contribute to the industrialization and diversification of the Ethiopian economy, and also towards the country’s growth and transformation plan.

“It is the first trans-boundary and longest electrified railway on the African continent. We, the Chinese, see this as earlier harvest project of the Belt and Road initiative. It is regarded by many as a lifeline project for both countries, for Ethiopia and for Djibouti. And we see this as a railway of development; as a railway of cooperation; and as a railway of friendship,” he said.

The Ethiopia-Djibouti railway line is the first step in a vast 5,000km-long network of rail which Ethiopia hopes to build by 2020, connecting it to Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan


MY TAKE
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi n Tanzania have all chosen electrified SGR! Guess who is the loser in this region. Wahenga walisema "don't work up a donkey on its last kicks"!
 
Kuna mtu flani alinipinga vikali mwaka jana nilipomwambia Ethiopia SGR bado haijaanza kazi mwaka mmoja na nusu baada ya kuzinduliwa kwa sababu ya hitilafuu kadhaa ikiwemo ukosefu wa miundombinu ya umeme ....
Leo hii ndo wanaanza operation miaka miwili baadae....


Anyway as for your take Geza it is only Kenya and Ethiopia that have an existing and functioning mordern SGR. It is only Ethiopia and djolinouti that have an electrified rail, the rest of the countries in the region DO NOT! Until the day you can show us pictures and videos of a train moving on electricity in your soil, you should remain quiet
 
duh,wamechelewa sanaaa😱 miaka miwili baada ya kukamilika na yetu ilichana mbuga tokea mwaka jana.respect Kenyaaaaa baba yao
Kafrican said:
Kuna mtu flani alinipinga vikali mwaka jana nilipomwambia Ethiopia SGR bado haijaanza kazi mwaka mmoja na nusu baada ya kuzinduliwa kwa sababu ya hitilafuu kadhaa ikiwemo ukosefu wa miundombinu ya umeme ....
Leo hii ndo wanaanza operation miaka miwili baadae....


Anyway as for your take Geza it is only Kenya and Ethiopia that have an existing and functioning mordern SGR. It is only Ethiopia and djolinouti that have an electrified rail, the rest of the countries in the region DO NOT! Until the day you can show us pictures and videos of a train moving on electricity in your soil, you should remain quiet
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Halafu Kenya inanunua umeme kutoka Ethiopia na Uganda. Wakitaka SGR ya umeme itabidi wajipange kweli kweli.
 
Kafrican said:
Kuna mtu flani alinipinga vikali mwaka jana nilipomwambia Ethiopia SGR bado haijaanza kazi mwaka mmoja na nusu baada ya kuzinduliwa kwa sababu ya hitilafuu kadhaa ikiwemo ukosefu wa miundombinu ya umeme ....
Leo hii ndo wanaanza operation miaka miwili baadae....


Anyway as for your take Geza it is only Kenya and Ethiopia that have an existing and functioning mordern SGR. It is only Ethiopia and djolinouti that have an electrified rail, the rest of the countries in the region DO NOT! Until the day you can show us pictures and videos of a train moving on electricity in your soil, you should remain quiet
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Only Ethiopia has modern sgr in the region,ingine ni gari moshi,over
 
Mwanzi1 said:
Halafu Kenya inanunua umeme kutoka Ethiopia na Uganda. Wakitaka SGR ya umeme itabidi wajipange kweli kweli.
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Ethiopia ndo wako sawa kwa umeme (hata hivyo ukilinganisha na population/capita bado wako nyuma), lakini sisi wengine hata tusitubutu kuchekana... Kwa mfano Uganda wako na only 930MW installed capacity, hii ni nyingi kwao hadi wanauzia Kenya... Kenya iko na installed capacity ya 2,400MW na bado haitutoshelezi tunabaki kununua takrivan 400MW kutoka ethiopia na Uganda.

Uganda wanajenga kiwanda cha phosphate, pamoka na SGR ya umeme itahitaji extra 500MW
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Tanzania nayo mbali na kuwa na population kubwa ndani ya EAC iko na installed capacity ya 1,400MW ...

Sasa hapo nani acheke mwenzie
 
Kafrican said:
Ethiopia ndo wako sawa kwa umeme (hata hivyo ukilinganisha na population/capita bado wako nyuma), lakini sisi wengine hata tusitubutu kuchekana... Kwa mfano Uganda wako na only 930MW installed capacity, hii ni nyingi kwao hadi wanauzia Kenya... Kenya iko na installed capacity ya 2,400MW na bado haitutoshelezi tunabaki kununua takrivan 400MW kutoka ethiopia na Uganda.

Uganda wanajenga kiwanda cha phosphate, pamoka na SGR ya umeme itahitaji extra 500MW
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Tanzania nayo mbali na kuwa na population kubwa ndani ya EAC iko na installed capacity ya 1,400MW ...

Sasa hapo nani acheke mwenzie
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Tatizo sio population ngapi unayo, tatizo ni uzalishaji wa kukutosha na ziada. Uganda they're still within their capacity wakitaka wataongeza. Ethiopia wana 6000MW on the pipeline from their new dam, plus walizo nazo hivi sasa. Tanzania Kenyerizi gas power plant still underconstruction, hiyo ni 1000MW adding to current production. Bado hatujaweka Mchuchuma coal plant 600MW. And Magufuli signature project Stiegler Gorge dam 2100MW. You can't produce too much than the one you need at that particular time itakuwa upotevu wa pesa. Kenya bado mna linger behind with no clear plan zaidi ya thermo hydro power na few wind power hapa na pale. 700MW za Kibuka falls at Tana river si dhani kama itatoa majibu ya shida ya umeme Kenya. Au mnategema expensive nuclear power?
 
Mwanzi1 said:
Tatizo sio population ngapi unayo, tatizo ni uzalishaji wa kukutosha na ziada. Uganda they're still within their capacity wakitaka wataongeza. Ethiopia wana 6000MW on the pipeline from their new dam, plus walizo nazo hivi sasa. Tanzania Kenyerizi gas power plant still underconstruction, hiyo ni 1000MW adding to current production. Bado hatujaweka Mchuchuma coal plant 600MW. And Magufuli signature project Stiegler Gorge dam 2100MW. You can't produce too much than the one you need at that particular time itakuwa upotevu wa pesa. Kenya bado mna linger behind with no clear plan zaidi ya thermo hydro power na few wind power hapa na pale. 700MW za Kibuka falls at Tana river si dhani kama itatoa majibu ya shida ya umeme Kenya. Au mnategema expensive nuclear power?
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Stories za tuta tutajenga. Wenzako wanazungumza kilicho mezani.
 
Mwanzi1 said:
Tatizo sio population ngapi unayo, tatizo ni uzalishaji wa kukutosha na ziada. Uganda they're still within their capacity wakitaka wataongeza. Ethiopia wana 6000MW on the pipeline from their new dam, plus walizo nazo hivi sasa. Tanzania Kenyerizi gas power plant still underconstruction, hiyo ni 1000MW adding to current production. Bado hatujaweka Mchuchuma coal plant 600MW. And Magufuli signature project Stiegler Gorge dam 2100MW. You can't produce too much than the one you need at that particular time itakuwa upotevu wa pesa. Kenya bado mna linger behind with no clear plan zaidi ya thermo hydro power na few wind power hapa na pale. 700MW za Kibuka falls at Tana river si dhani kama itatoa majibu ya shida ya umeme Kenya. Au mnategema expensive nuclear power?
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Hata mkiongeza 1000MW bado mtakua hamfikii kenya. Turkana power plant inagia national grid mwezi huu 2018, that's an additional 300MW ukichangaya yote inakua 2,700MW, project zenye ziko kwenye pipeline hapa kenya ni nyingi sana nikitaja utaumia bure, lakini hapo tutaziongelea kadri mapicha ya ujenzi yakikaribia kuisha ,
Sasa sijui umefikaje conclusion ya thermo na hydro ni kubaki nyuma (linger behind)
 
Naton Jr said:
Hivi Kenya bado wana ndoto za kuihudumia Ethiopia from their ports?
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Hahaa ss tuna mpaka mkubwa na uhabeshi so hilo linatendeka hata leo hii, ndoto hizo ni za mchoma kuku maguuu![emoji3] [emoji122] [emoji191] [emoji125]
 
Kafrican said:
Hata mkiongeza 1000MW bado mtakua hamfikii kenya. Turkana power plant inagia national grid mwezi huu 2018, that's an additional 300MW ukichangaya yote inakua 2,700MW, project zenye ziko kwenye pipeline hapa kenya ni nyingi sana nikitaja utaumia bure, lakini hapo tutaziongelea kadri mapicha ya ujenzi yakikaribia kuisha ,
Sasa sijui umefikaje conclusion ya thermo na hydro ni kubaki nyuma (linger behind)
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Tanzania ina plan ya kufika 10,000MW by 2025. Hiyo namba inawezeka kwa kuongeza uzalishaji wa gesi na kujenga mitambo mpya. Lakini sio lazima tufike 10,000 kama demand hakuna. Kenya mna linger behind kwasababu power deficit ya Kenya ni kubwa kuliko Tanzania na hakuna mega project yoyote inayojulikana itakayo wafikiasha zaidi ya 10,000MW in 10yrs. Labda utupe data kama ipo.
 
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