Developer Defends Ethiopian Hydro Project

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:15

Responding to complaints about the Gibe III hydroelectric dam project in in EthiopiaSalini Costruttori, the Italian hydropower developer behind the project, issued a statement late last week arguing that the project’s critics are opposed to Africa’s development.

P.S. The Youtube video used by NY Times was prepared by EthiopiaFirst.

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/developer-defends-ethiopian-hydro-project/

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