In relation to the conflict in the northern part of the country, the defense army reminded on its social networking page that some army members have committed crimes against the interests of the army and the public by ignoring their constitutional mandate.
After committing a crime, 178 army members in prison repented of their crimes and submitted their request for forgiveness to the government and the Ministry of Defense.
Following their request for pardon, on the one hand, their case was presented to the Board of Pardons, which took into consideration the objectives of pardoning according to the provisions of Article 3 of Proclamation No. 840/2006 and that these army members regretted the crime they had committed.
Based on the decision of the Parole Board, the Ministry of Defense has announced that 178 members of the army who were undergoing corrections will be released from prison on parole from today, 5th of August 2016.
The National Power Control Center of Ethiopia Electric Power has announced that 4 thousand 200 megawatts of power has been prepared for the new year of 2017.
According to the center, it has been stated that up to 3 thousand 900 megawatts of power will be required in this year’s new year.
A maintenance team has been prepared to respond to emergencies at power plants, substations and power transmission lines.
There may be power outages in some areas of Amhara and Tigray region where power has been cut off due to water released to ventilate the Tekeze dam and due to damage to the metal pole carrying the Alamata-Bahar Dar high power transmission line.
Therefore, the Ethiopian Electric Power has announced that it is working to bring the Keze hydropower plant into the system and ensure that the areas get power for the New Year.
Pagumen, 5th day of 2016