Tomorrow 30 January (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), ILRI Addis E & FU team has planned to connect a new electric line to the main power supply line of the Borena, Gumuz, Sululta, Info Center, Cafeteria and Zebu buildings. This serves as a backup route in case of emergency. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause to you. EFU … Continue reading
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ILRI Addis power outrage
ILRI Addis E & FU team has planned to conduct the following activities on Saturday, January 16th from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m: Semi-annual planned preventive maintenance on backup generator sets, In the meantime we’ll be conducting emergency drill training for the maintenance crew to better equip and coordinate the crew in case of emergency. We’ll … Continue reading
Addis Campus Power Interruption – 9 January 2016
ILRI Addis E & FU team has planned a power outage on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 from 9:30a.m. – 11:30 p.m in order to do preventive maintenance work for the generator, emergency team drill and to execute power cable connections in some area. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause to you. ILRI Addis Engineering team Continue reading
ILRI Addis Sewer cleaning and inspection program
ILRI Addis E & FU team has planned to clean and inspect all sewerage manholes around the campus as part of preventive maintenance plan starting Monday 9th – 17th November 2015. We expected some volume of derbies around manholes, we may have to do this work during weekend around office areas and weekdays around residences. … Continue reading
ILRI Addis power outage
In order to clean the out door electric boards throughout the campus, ILRI Addis E & FU team has planned a power outage on Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2015 starting 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause to you. ILRI Addis Engineering team Continue reading
Plan for cleaning water tank and distribution system
This is to recap on matters we discussed last week in relation to cleaning and disinfecting the plumbing system (Main tanker, elevated tanker, GI and PVC pipelines). We now have everything–Chlorine, clearing material and PPE–in order for us to proceed the work on September 24. The chlorine supplier has already agreed to assist engineering team while … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Power interruption
This shall refer to the current electric interruption particularly on ICRISAT, IFAD and BORENA buildings. A team of electrician are working to spot the exact location of the defective power cable although the team have identified the defective line, the reason for malfunction is still under investigation, and we’ll disclose the finding as soon as known. … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Power interruption
Please kindly be informed that ICT and E&FU are planning to undertake Power supply system inspection on the forthcoming weekend Saturday 4th of July. The nature of the inspection we intend to carry pout require frequent Power On & OFF, hence the following areas will be affected: Borena building formerly ‘Administration” Afar building formerly ‘IFPRI ESSP’, … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Update on some changes on campus
Please be informed on the following changes. We’ve removed the merry–go–round located at the Zebu club from playground due to safety reasons. As part of zebu renovation plan, hopefully a new better play ground will be constructed in the near future. The traffic sign which don’t allow vehicles to pass when you coming from the … Continue reading
ILRI Ethiopia: Road closures and alternative routes
To all campus users: This announcement to inform you that the main roads in front of the gene bank building and the road taking you to the ICRISAT,IFAD and motor pool will be closed again for the coming weekends ( Saturday 30th of May 2015 – Sunday 31st of May 2015) for the drainage relocation work. We thank you all in advance for … Continue reading