On Tuesday, November 5, 1957, His
Imperial Majesty inaugurated at the Maichew Square Power Station
in Addis Ababa a new steam generating plant. Speaking on the occasion He said:
"Electricity is one of the indispensable factors
for industrial development, in the betterment of the standard of living of the
people and generally for the economic progress of any nation .
Waterfalls are among the natural resources of Ethiopia,
plans being now studied for several projects in the development of
hydro-electric power.
It gives Us pleasure to see the new steam turbine. With
well prepared electricity that would boost the city's electric supply until the
proposed hydro-electric power installation is completed, and which would be
used as a reserve in case of any power shortage even then.
The Board of Directors of the Electric Light and Power
Authority and its administrative staff should keep constantly before their mind
the necessity to provide electric power on the largest possible scale.
The effort that you have made in installing this steam
turbine that We are about to inaugurate should be commended, for which We thank
you sincerely."
Speeches delivered by His
Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie Ist Emperor of Ethiopia on various occasions -
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