Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) invites bids by 12 June from private developers to finance, build, own and operate the 550MW Didessa hydropower plant in Oromia regional state. The project, located on the Didessa River, a tributary of the Abay, will be developed on a build, operate and transfer basis, with the entire capacity and the plant’s estimated gross annual output of 5580GWh to be sold to EEP under a long-term power purchase agreement.