Expected to generate over five gigawatts of electricity, the dam promises to transform Ethiopia's energy landscape. However, its construction has been mired in controversy, raising geopolitical ...

The belief in Egypt is that Ethiopia is being used by Israel and other powers to undermine Egypt and bring it down to its ...

(MENAFN) The Ethiopian government has announced that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is now 97.6 percent complete, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the ...

During his interview with the privately-owned Al-Shams satellite channel on Friday, Sharaky added, that there is great Ethiopian intransigence in reaching an agreement on the operation of the GERD. He ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has stoked intense nationalistic ... Wheeler said, and their construction has barely started. Perched high above the river whose harnessing promises such ...

Ethiopian authorities have appealed for more funding to complete the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a project launched 14 years ago to help solve the country's acute power problems.

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The ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's GERD dam could easily spill over to the Horn of Africa in light of two new deals that involve Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland. Could Turkish mediation avoid ...

Addis Abeba — The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project requires an additional 80 billion Birr to complete its remaining construction work, despite reaching 97.6% completion ...

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Egypt’s strategy to block the construction of the GERD is not new. The plan to prevent Ethiopia from building the dam began soon after Ethiopia announced its construction on the Blue Nile in 2011.

Chinese investment at Ethiopia’s largest dam is creating a powerful new mining hub. Still in its relative infancy, the area is already host to significant mining activity. Chinese investment at ...