The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in ...

Updated Oct. 15 at 1:29 p.m. A colossal dam is near completion on Ethiopia’s stretch of the Nile, a project so large that it promises to set the country on a path to industrialization that could ...

In June, Ethiopia began filing the mega dam it has been built on the Blue Nile - which could have repercussions for countries downstream. After this year's rainy season, the Grand Ethiopian ...

Ethiopia has said Egypt “must abandon its aggressive approach” towards a controversial hydroelectric dam on the River Nile as ...

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The project dams the Blue Nile, a river which later flows into ... Of course, there’s nothing physically stopping the Ethiopian dam from simply holding as much water as is desired and using ...

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For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as it began producing electricity from its mega ...

May 30, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – As nation pushes forward the construction of a controversial dam project, the Ethiopian government on Thursday affirmed that the power plant being built at the Nile ...

The selected firm's report is expected to include the dam's impact on upstream Nile countries Egypt and Sudan, as well as its environmental, social and economic effects. Egypt fears Ethiopia's ...

The second biggest advantage in Ethiopia’s favor is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive project to construct a dam on the Nile River to revolutionize Ethiopia’s energy generation.

The Ethiopian authorities released this picture of the dam last week after the completion of the fifth phase of filling Ethiopia has said Egypt “must abandon its aggressive approach” towards a ...