Relations soured, in fact, after Addis Ababa constructed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which could halt the flow of water to Egypt. There is animosity…
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Gets Set to Open
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Gets Set to Open. The controversial dam is nearly done, but will drought and lack of grid infrastructure lessen its impact?
The water conflict
In recent times, many countries around the globe have fallen victim to water-conflicts. For example, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on…
Ethiopia's bold infrastructure initiatives
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction will provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity to the region. Ethiopia is experiencing growing pains…
Egyptian official calls on Addis Ababa to stop accusing Cairo
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could take “months” to resolve, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
5 African Infrastructural Mega-Projects You Need to Know
Worthy Mention: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam will generate 6,000 MW of electricity and will cost the…
Ethiopia: Gibe III Boosting Nation’s Power Generation
In addition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, it has been working to boost other green power projects in geothermal, solar and wind…
Ethiopia opens Africa’s tallest and most controversial dam
in theory, next year: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. Together these projects are intended to turn Ethiopia, which has scarce minerals…
Qatari FM departs Cairo for talks in Addis Ababa - Politics
The Saudi delegation visited the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction site and met with the chief engineer, discussing the current state of the…
Egypt-Gulf relations tested by Saudi visit to Ethiopia dam
Egyptian media lashed out at Saudi Arabia over a high-level Saudi delegation visit to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during a short trip to…
Ethiopia seizes yet more power with 1.8GW super-tall dam - News
These three dams, along with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), also being built by Salini Impregilo, are part of Ethiopia’s ambitious plan to arrive…
11 giant infrastructure projects that are reshaping Africa
At a cost of $4.8 billion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will provide hydroelectric power to Ethiopia and nearby countries. There is some criticism…
Ethiopia and the limited sustainability of authoritarian growth capitalism
Symboolprojecten zoals de stadstrein in hoofdstad Addis Abeba en de Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, de controversiële dam op de Blauwe Nijl – Afrika’s…
Development of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The dispute begins in Ethiopia’s attempt to regain control of its contributory river, the Blue Nile, by building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
A large undertaking
Construction work underway on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Image courtesy of Salini. Site C Artist’s impression of the Site C project in BC, Canada.
TOP PLANT: Gibe III Hydroelectric Project, Southern Nations
The government is now funding development of the 6-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Ethiopia is also on track to commission the 254-MW Genale…
The Nile: Longest River in the World
Awange is referring to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), currently under construction on the Blue Nile. It is located just over 300 miles northwest…
Asia's Scientific Trailblazers: Han Seung Soo
For example, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is upstream of the Nile river, almost led to a war between Ethiopia and Egypt. But close transboundary…
Ethiopian dam will have a devastating effect on Egypt, warns
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could take “months” to resolve, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Salini Group begins work on world’s tallest dam
of complex global infrastructure projects, having played a lead role in the expansion of the Panama Canal and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Walta Media and Communication Corporate SC
It stand on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is so clear. The Sudan believes that any basin country is entitled to equitable use of the Nile waters…
The Evolving Hybrid War on Ethiopia is All About China
The problem, though, is that Ethiopia is pushing forward with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project as part of its industrialization and modernization…
Ethiopia faces its Tiananmen Square moment
When it completes the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the mightiest in Africa, Ethiopia will be self-sufficient in power. Its nascent manufacturing sector is…
Ethiopia blames Egypt for stoking unrest amid deadly protests
Egypt-Ethiopia relations have been tense after controversy over Ethiopia’s dam on the Nile River, dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia Launches Africa's First Electric Railway
the new railway is the country’s biggest infrastructural project in recent years, only dwarfed by the $6.4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project.
BRL Group wins social and environmental impact studies for the great Renaissance dam on the Nile
les impacts d’un des plus grands barrages d’Afrique, le grand barrage de la Renaissance (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DAM), en construction par l’Ethiopie.
ETHIOPIA: AFRICA'S "POWER PLANT"
ha infatti praticamente raddoppiato la potenza elettrica etiope, portandola a 3.8GW, mentre la Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, costruita sul Nilo Azzurro…
The Nile – Its Fertile Past and Its Imperiled Future
In recent years, the construction of a new monster dam by Ethiopia, The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, will further impact the water supply to Egypt and the…
Technical studies finally to go ahead on Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam - News
Officials from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed contracts for technical studies on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) this week in the…
Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt sign deal for Nile dam study
of Ethiopia’s much-anticipated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. In recent years, Egyptian officials have voiced fear that the dam’s construction would serve…
Another day, another delay: September's Grand Renaissance Dam meeting postponed
The meeting to sign the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) consultation office agreement has been postponed until further notice, spokesperson for the…
Water Scarcity: Cooperation or Conflict in the Middle East and
There have been some encouraging signs, such as Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia engaging in talks over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project…
Dam Geopolitics: Intrigue and Risk on the Blue Nile
Ethiopia joined the ranks of large dam builders in 2011 when it launched construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile.
The most important dam you probably haven't heard of
Ethiopia joined the ranks of large dam builders in 2011 when it launched construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile.
Poor water management threatens Ethiopia's decade of growth
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam currently under construction is meant to provide transformative energy to the region. However, hydropower engineers at…
Calming the Waters: Why We Need to Better Integrate Climate and Water Policy
Recently, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has caused a major dispute with downstream Egypt which fears the dam will affect water…
In Ethiopia the largest super dam in Aswan
La diga nascente, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, è faraonica, diventerà la più grande d’Africa, surclassando quella famosa di Assuan in Egitto, e creerà in…
Ethiopia: GERD Lottery Winners Receive Prizes
By Tewodros Kassa. The Office of National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation for the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
How Renewable Energy is Changing the Data Center Market
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, in December. SAP Targets IT Contracts in Ethiopia to Drive Africa Revenue. Mar 04…
GERD Dam construction going full steam while Egypt-Ethiopia talks stall
Ethiopia is seeking rapprochement with Egypt through the media after years of rising apprehension over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam of the Blue Nile…
Ethiopia's ethnic groups are unifying to protest against the government
projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. At the same time, the government clamped down on press freedom, and curtailed civil and political rights…
Life in Ethiopia: the Grand Renaissance Dam
Location of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. (TRT World and Agencies). Egypt relies on Nile resources and believes it has ‘historic…
Netanyahu's Africa trip draws Israel and Egypt closer, too
One is its concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building on the Nile. The first part of the dam is expected to be completed next…
Ethiopia blocks Facebook and other social media for exams
Ethiopia: Perspectives on the Trilateral Agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: · “Hate Begets Hate; Violence Begets Violence” and Lawlessness…
Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse
The country is set to quadruple its power generation capacity when the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is finished in 2017/18. One of the largest…
Egypt asks Israel to help solve Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam
an air defence system to Ethiopia to protect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the River Nile, international news agencies have reported.
Managing renewables challenge in secondary distribution
All content copyright 1997— 2019 Clarion Energy, unless specified otherwise. MORE STORIES. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction. Source:…
Renaissance Dam filling process to begin in July 2017, before impact study complete
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia will sign contracts for the technical studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with two French companies in the…
Ethiopia to pay U.S. fine over Hydro-electric dam bonds
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is expected to have the capacity to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity making it Africa’s biggest…
Ethiopia close to finishing 70% of Grand Ethiopian
Ethiopia is about to finish 70% of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), minister of the Ethiopian Government Communication Affairs…
Ethiopian Minister's Comments on the Completion of the
Egyptian officials are outraged by remarks by Ethiopia’s communication minister that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is about 70 percent…
Egyptians angry with Ethiopian remarks about Renaissance
Egypt won’t waive its water rights, the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry said yesterday, referring to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Speaking at…
Ethiopia’s Vanguard Capitalists
From a scale model of the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is still under construction, to displays of domestically assembled automobiles, the…
ETHIOPIA: 2.5 BILLION CONTRACT FOR SALINI IMPREGILO
annunciato accrescimento capacità di produzione Il volume di produzione d’energia installata presso la Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) sul Nilo…
Salini Impregilo to build $2.8bn Ethiopian dam - News
Ethiopia’s Gilgel Gibe III Dam went into operation recently and the country’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is due to be completed soon. A Salini Impregilo…
Ethiopia: Fostering Ethio-Sudanese Relations
The continuous support of the Sudanese government for the accomplishment of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project is another demonstration of the…
Ethiopia: The GERD Is Designed and Is Actually Built for Regional Integration
“I have been supporting the idea of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for long. The Ethiopian government has been right that GERD was designed…
World Sees Hydropower Boom Driven by International
In 2016, the remainder will come online while the country will commission the first two 375-MW turbines of its 6-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. And as…
When It Comes to Low-cost Labor, Is Ethiopia the New China?
They’re building the largest hydroelectric power dam in Africa on the Nile river — the Grand [Ethiopian] Renaissance Dam which will contribute 6,000 MW.
The first (virtual) ship crosses the new Panama Canal
Fra i grandi progetti che sta realizzando figurano, oltre all’espansione del Canale di Panama, la Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, la metro Cityringen di…
Why Ethiopia's rise in the past few years should give hope to
Ethiopia also recently announced that its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be completed in 2017. This dam will supply 6,000 megawatts of electricity…
El Niño gives Ethiopia worst drought since 1980s when Bob Geldof launched Live Aid
The £2.9bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – mostly funded by Ethiopian taxpayers – is being built in the Benishangul region on the border with Sudan and…
Ethiopia secures financing for Koysha hydro dam
“Our Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has become the leading project to ensure Ethiopia’s vision of becoming the centre for the renewable energy in Africa”…
Ethiopia: GERD Project in Full Swing
“Our Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has become the leading project to ensure Ethiopia’s vision of becoming the centre for the renewable energy in Africa,”…
Ethiopia, that dam that threatens 400 thousand people along the Omo river
diventerà, almeno fino all’apertura della Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam sul Nilo Azzurro, sempre appaltata a Salini-Impregilo, la più grande diga africana…
The Curse of Ethiopia’s Success
(Plenty of money, of course, is already committed to projects such as building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam—Africa’s biggest—which will cost about $5…
The Shadow Over Ethiopia's Construction Boom
Orchid’s projects include one with Italy’s Salini Impregilo SpA building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, said Hailealem Worku, the construction and…
The dark side of the Ethiopian moon
del mondo, la Gerd (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) la cui costruzione avrà un impatto grave sull’approvvigionamento delle acque del Nilo in Egitto.
Ethiopia: GERD – Manifestation for Popular Achievements
The synergy and the conviction of the people and government of Ethiopia towards the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is…
The bouquets behind history's most powerful handshakes – in
Agreement to conduct impact studies of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on neighbouring countries, signed in Khartoum, Sudan on 26 August, 2014.
Water Security in the Nile Basin
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Less than a year after the signing of the CFA by five states, and as if the differences over the CFA were not enough…
Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam: What options are left for Egypt
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, known as GERD and dubbed a main challenge for Egyptian diplomacy, is under construction on the Blue Nile. Cairo is…
WPT University Place - Ethiopia's Grand Dam Plan
WPT University Place – Ethiopia’s Grand Dam Plan
Dinner with Israel's ambassador earns 'anti-Zionist' Egyptian
regional issues with the Israeli diplomat including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Can Egypt and Ethiopia share the Nile River?
Accordingly, they initiated a network of dams, culminating with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). As presently planned, the lake behind this dam…
DANIEL PIPES: Can Egypt and Ethiopia share the Nile?
Accordingly, they initiated a network of dams, culminating with the pompously named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). As presently planned, the…
A simple way to prevent African water wars
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project. Facts: The dam is located on the Blue Nile about 20 miles from the Sudan border. It’s 145m high and 1,708m long…
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan receive French firms' technical offer
be reached on the guidelines for different scenarios of the first filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir in parallel with its construction.
Sharing: A case for the completion of the Grand Ethiopian
The successful completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be a momentous event — not only for the country of Ethiopia, but also for the…
Ethiopia drought: How can we let this happen again?
building of the $5bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa’s biggest, to generate enough hydro-electricity to guarantee the country’s economic security.
French firm picked to study Ethiopia's mega dam as uneasy
French company Artelia Group to help study the impact of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project – the $4.8bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – as…
Dam Project in Africa Causes Rift as Egypt Maintains Hard
When Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all…
Sharing the Nile
WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all…
Sharing the Nile – Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all…
The crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Ethiopian Electric Power of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERDP) for Sudan and…
‘Ethiopia, the African lion of development’
Our ambitious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, owned and financed by our country, is currently under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz region on the…
Ethiopia makes progress on the Nile Dam project
By learning how to cooperate, Ethiopia may be one step closer to realising its dream of finishing construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, writes…