Ethiopia: Australia’s Lotus Energy makes the leap to blockchain
The renewable energy cooperative is taking a chance on cryptocurrency for a mega project in northern Ethiopia.
15/06/2020 at 17h24, by Aurelie Benoit
With a three-decade-long career in the renewable energy sector, Anthony Vippond is starting to think big. The Australian chief executive of Lotus Energy Cooperative inked the company’s first African contract at the beginning of June.
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