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Türkiye and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding on energy co-operation during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan to Addis Ababa yesterday, the Turkish Energy Ministry said, adding the accord would lead to joint production and projects.
Erdogan held a one-day visit to Addis Ababa yesterday upon Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s invitation, his first to Ethiopia in 11 years.
The accord was signed at a ceremony after talks between the two leaders. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said it would serve as a roadmap to deepen co-operation.
The ministry said in a note that under the agreement, the two countries would develop projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and would co-operate on the production and installation of hydroelectric power plant equipment and electric turbines.
Türkiye has close ties with Ethiopia. In 2024 Ankara helped resolve a dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia on Addis Ababa’s plan to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland.
As it increases its foothold in the region, Türkiye sent its deep-sea drilling vessel Cagri Bey to Somalia on Sunday for what Bayraktar has said will be Ankara’s first offshore exploration mission outside its maritime zone.
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