The Ethiopian president has inaugurated a new power plant which will convert waste to energy.
The facility is believed to be the first of its kind in Africa.
The Reppie plant is sited next to a vast open-air rubbish dump in the capital, Addis Ababa, where a landslide last year killed more than 100 people.
Steam from the incinerated waste will drive a turbine which is expected to produce 25 megawatts of power a day.
Speaking at the launch ceremony President Mulatu Teshome said the country was investing heavily in sources of sustainable, clean energy to boost the manufacturing sector.
The facility is believed to be the first of its kind in Africa.
The Reppie plant is sited next to a vast open-air rubbish dump in the capital, Addis Ababa, where a landslide last year killed more than 100 people.
Steam from the incinerated waste will drive a turbine which is expected to produce 25 megawatts of power a day.
Speaking at the launch ceremony President Mulatu Teshome said the country was investing heavily in sources of sustainable, clean energy to boost the manufacturing sector.
