Ethiopia's Mega Dam on the Nile 'Now Complete'
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighboring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa's largest hydroelectric project, stretching 1.8 kilometers wide and 145 meters high.
Speaking in parliament, Abiy said Gerd "is now complete, and we are preparing for its official inauguration."
Addis Ababa has deemed the dam vital for its electrification program but it has long been a source of tensions with downstream nations Egypt and Sudan who worry it will affect their water supply.
"To our neighbors downstream [Egypt and Sudan] our message is clear: The Renaissance Dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity," he added.
"The energy and development it will generate stand to uplift not just Ethiopia," Abiy said.
Ethiopia first began generating electricity at the project, located in the northwest of the country around 30 km from the border with Sudan, in February 2022.
At full capacity the huge dam can hold as much as 74 billion cubic meters of water and could generate more than 5,000 megawatts of power.
Source: HDN
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