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Powering Africa: 6,450-MW Ethiopian dam to harness Nile waters for energy
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in ...
Sudan Tribune1mon
Ethiopia diverts flow of Nile, sees no reason to affect ties with Sudan, Egypt
In a ceremony held on Tuesday, Ethiopia began diverting the flow of the Blue Nile River as part of the first phase construction work of the massive power plant project which is underway in ...
The Washington Post4y
Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia — and fears of hunger in Egypt
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 1.1-mile-long concrete colossus, is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa ... Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between ...
BBC5mon
Ethiopia hits out at Egypt as Nile dam row escalates
The row dates back to 2011 when Ethiopia began building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Blue Nile ... over the river. In recent weeks, tensions across the Horn of Africa have ...