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Ethiopia Starts Power Generation From Second Turbine At Mega-dam

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Ethiopia kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed also confirmed that a third filling of the multi-billion-dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was under way. There is still no agreement between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan about the GERD's operations.

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Ethiopia starts power generation from second turbine at mega-dam

RIYADH: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project, according to AFP. Abiy also confirmed that a third filling of the multi-billion dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was under way, a development that led Egypt last month to protest to the UN Security Council. Thursd…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Al Arabiya

Ethiopia starts generating power from second turbine at mega-dam on Blue Nile

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday,

2 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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The Citizen

Ethiopia starts power generation from second turbine at mega-dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project.Abiy also confirmed that a third filling of the multi-billion dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was under way, a development that led Egypt last month to protest to the UN Security Council.Thursday’s move came even t…

2 years ago·South Africa

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Africa News

Ethiopia announces that second turbine in GERD is in operation

The announcement came as the government confirmed security operations against al-Shabaab terrorists

2 years ago·Pointe- Noire, Congo

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Barron's

Ethiopia Starts Power Generation From Second Turbine At Mega-dam

Ethiopia kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Sudan Tribune

Ethiopia launches second power turbine at Nile dam, as Sudan monitors - Sudan Tribune

August 11, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Ethiopia launched a second turbine generator to produce power at the mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, disregarding demands by downstream countries for water and technical understandings. With this second hydropower generator, Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) has begun generating 375 megawatts (MW) of electricity per day; similar to the capacity of the first turbine launched on February 20, 2022. Combined…

2 years ago·Paris, France

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