In Ethiopia, where only half of the population has access to electricity, the government has decided to focus on renewable energy in its development program. The Ashegoda wind farm, situated 775 km from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia is the largest in Africa. Commissioned in December2011, it has 84 turbines and adds close to 400 million kWha year to the national electricity grid. This project enables the country to reduce its CO2 emissions by around 300,000 tons a year.