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The Ministry of Water and Energy was established in 2010 by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) proclamation number 691/ 2010. The ministry has ever since been making efforts to achieve the target set in the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) for the water and energy sector of which major ones are: potable drinking water and sanitation programs, irrigation and drainage development studies, design and construction, river basin and master plan studies, and energy development such as hydropower and alternative energies from solar, wind and bio-fuel as well.

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