US EditionEgypt says Ethiopia’s completed power-generating dam lacks a legally binding agreement
ETHIOPIA, JUL 3 – The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is Africa's largest hydroelectric project, expected to generate over 6,000 megawatts, doubling Ethiopia's electricity output, as stated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile is complete and set for official inauguration in September.
- Launched in 2011 with an $4-billion budget, the GERD aims to supply electricity to Ethiopia’s growing population despite tensions with Egypt and Sudan over water concerns.
- Egypt relies on the Nile for 97 percent of its water and views the dam as an existential threat, with negotiations stalled and officials reserving the right to defend their water security.
- Abiy Ahmed highlighted that the dam represents a mutual benefit for all parties involved, expressing Ethiopia’s readiness to collaborate positively while ensuring the project supports development without harming Egypt or Sudan.
- Despite diplomatic efforts, disagreements remain unresolved amid geopolitical tensions and misinformation, while Ethiopia consistently assures that GERD’s operation will not harm downstream countries.
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Egypt and Sudan push back as Ethiopia finishes Nile dam
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the completion of the Nile dam project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), during a parliamentary address on 3 July 2025. The GERD began construction in 2011 with a $4 billion (about R73.6 billion) budget. It is the largest hydroelectric project in Africa, measuring 1.8 km in width and 145 metres in height. Furthermore, the Nile dam is expected to generate more than 5 000 megawatts of electricit…
Ethiopia's Controversial Dam Has Been Completed
Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday that his country's controversial power dam on the Nile has been completed. Egypt has long opposed the dam because of concerns it would deplete its share of Nile River waters. Egypt has referred to the dam, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as an...
Ethiopia completes controversial Nile mega-dam
Ethiopia said construction of a mega-dam on the Blue Nile — work that has been at the center of a long-running dispute with Egypt and Sudan — is complete. The $5 billion dam, Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project, is expected to more than double electricity generation capacity in Ethiopia, where around 60% of the population lacks access to power. But it has caused tensions with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan over concerns that the dam cou…
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