In that commentary, I argued that the so-called “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” (GERD) is actually a vanity make-believe project, just like all the other…
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Ethiopia: Messebo Bought 200 Trucks for 700 Million Birr
Currently Messebo supplies a special cement for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Source: The Reporter. View the discussion thread.
Ethiopia Premier League: Kedus Giorgis demolish Ethiopia
Wisconsin engineers contribute to Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam discussion. Load more. POPULAR POSTS. Videos- Oromo protest in Jima and Diredewa…
Salini Impregilo JV signs $255m Saudi desal deal
It recently worked on the Panama Canal expansion, as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Salini Impregilo has been involved on other public…
Sudan criticises Egypt for UN vote
resolution for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute. In an official statement, the ministry described the Ethiopian foreign ministry’s comments…
Ethiopia: Oversell of Abay River
For the remainder, on the other hand, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a household name, talked and chattered and speculated about more often times…
Ethiopia: 12000 MW - Continuation of Ethiopia's Energy
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam launched in 2011 with massive mobilization of the people and government of Ethiopia has reached its construction to…
Salini wins $300m refurb contract for Riyadh icon
Globally, it has recently worked on the Panama Canal expansion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, the Cityringen metro in Copenhagen and…
Ethiopia Named Second Fastest Growing Economy
A prime example of its accomplishments is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is often considered the crowning glory of the country’s recent growth.
Top 5 fastest-growing economies
A prime example of its accomplishments is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is often considered the crowning glory of the country’s recent growth.
Éthiopie : le barrage Grande Renaissance alimentera le
des plus grandes du monde -, le fameux projet Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), fournira le Soudan en électricité, rapporte l’agence Bloomberg.
The Vanishing Nile: A Great River Faces a Multitude of Threats
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction in 2015. The 6,000-megawatt dam, now nearing completion, will be Africa’s largest. ZACHARIAS…
Africa's Biggest Hydropower Plant to Supply Power to Sudan
The 500 kilovolt line will connect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River with Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, Ethiopian Prime Minister…
Ethiopia, Sudan agree on free trade zone
the Nile and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)”. Sudan supports Ethiopia in the latter’s multibillion dollar dam project that will generate 6000MW…
El-Sisi visits with Trump, Abdullah may renew Middle East
Ethiopia’s withdrawal from United States-led negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project have led… Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn…
Haile Selassie: The last Emperor of Ethiopia – BBC World Service Radio
Engineer Simegnew Gizaw, Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam April 4, 2017 at 7:25 PM. Today, the 6th year anniversary of the commencement…
Ethiopia: Can the Landlocked Power Restore Its Former Glory?
Among those projects is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which when completed will provide capacity for power generation to support industry and…
Ethiopia: GERD Is Indispensable to Ethiopia's Energy Ambition
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction (file photo). 31 March 2017. The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa). By Fekadu W.
China's hands on global resources and the environment
nella progettazione, finanziamento o costruzione di grandi dighe in Africa, tra cui l’enorme Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ora in fase di completamento.
The Dark Legacy of China's Drive for Global Resources
China is involved in the planning, financing, or construction of major dams in Africa, including the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now nearing…
Water and power: Mega-dams, mega-damage?
Two of these — the Gilgel Gibe III, part of a hydroelectric cascade of five dams in the Omo river, and the imposing Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the Blue…
17 striking facts about water you probably never knew - Business Insider
He cited Egypt’s constant threat of war with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — a $5 billion hydroelectric plant on the Blue Nile, a major…
Ethiopia plots $90m infrastructure spending spree
The 1,870 MW Gigel Gibe III dam was completed in mid-2015 and work is continuing on the 6 GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Apart from…
Egypt's Nile River Delta, once the bread basket of the world, may soon be uninhabitable
Ethiopia is building Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Filling the dam’s reservoir, expected to hold 70 billion cubic…
Ethiopia's GERD dam will make Egypt's Nile delta sink under the Med, study says - News
Image: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, under construction on the Blue Nile, will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa…
Egypt's Nile Delta threatened by looming crisis of water and food shortages
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to worsen the situation even more. Egypt’s population has exploded in recent years…
Looming crisis of the much decreased fresh-water supply to
IMAGE: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under construction on the Blue Nile in northern Ethiopia, near the Sudan border. This will be the largest…
Ethiopia: From Water Tower to Power Tower
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), when operational with its full power generation potential, is expected to produce more than 6450 MW which…
Ethiopia and Eritrea Trade Accusations Over Grand Dam 'Attack'
Gumuz People’s Liberation Movement (BPLM)—had been apprehended while attempting to attack the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia: GERD Increases Generation Capacity
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) power generation capacity has been upgraded to 6,450 MW. The Dam was first designed to generate 5,250…
South Sudan slams Khartoum's accusations of Egyptian
The issue of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is one of the main deals being finalised in Cairo,” the source said. Earlier this month, South Sudanese rebels…
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Generation Capacity Revised Up
the installed hydropower generation capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been increased to 6,450MW, according to FBC. Initially…
Rwanda: the IPAD conference and the future of East Africa
4 – La commissione tecnica tripartita riunita a Khartoum per discutere il progetto della Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Al termine dei lavori sarà la…
East Africa: GERD - Ethiopia's Future and Destiny
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) possesses an invaluable and multi-faceted values and benefits to the peoples of Ethiopia. We may categorize…
Ethiopia to spend $1.8 million in 2017 for lobbying – nazret.com exclusive
construction of the hydroelectric power plant known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The public/state venture is anticipated to cost US $ 4.8 billion…
Africa's ports revolution: setting the scene for economic take-off - Sectors
power schemes are being constructed, of which the best known is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which was paid for largely with indigenous capital.
World View: Egypt Accused of ‘Dirty Deal’ to Sabotage an Ethiopian Dam Project
the issue of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is one of the main deals being finalized in Cairo. Our intelligence sources in Kampala and Juba confirmed that…
Ethiopian Premier, a China Ally, Calls Beijing a Model for U.S. on Job Growth
The $4.2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a Nile project that will generate 6,000 megawatts of power, is due to be operational next year “depending…
East Africa mega projects reduce by half in 2016: Deloitte Report
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the largest development in East Africa at US$4.1 billion, while the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project is the single…
Asia's "World Bank" is growing. Canada or Ethiopia will be involved
Vodní elektrárna Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam má mít po dokončení kapacitu šest tisíc megawattů. Addis Abeba do elektrárny investovala již šest miliard…
Salini Impregilo finishes Riyadh line 3 excavation
expansion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the Cityringen metro in Copenhagen, the Riyadh Metro and the Stavros Niarchos cultural centre in Athens.
Egypt's thawing relations with the Nile Basin Initiative: What
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in close snapshot (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass). In 2015, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed a Declaration of principal s…
Egypt: grid and infrastructure remains biggest challenge
The development of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), has raised concerns around its impact on the country’s long-term water supply, and its…
Ethiopia, Egypt and the Troubling History Over Nile Rivers
This particular struggle has been on full display in recent negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is situated on the Blue Nile.
A River Runs Through an African Rivalry
The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is only the most recent expression of a longstanding conflict over the Nile. (ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER/AFP…
THE FUTURE IS THAT Futuristic innovation that will change the world in 2017
Velika brana etiopske renesanse (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam), koja je izazivala velike kontroverze, konačno bi trebalo da bude završena u 2017. godini…
2017 innovations that will transform the world
After much controversy, work on the 10,000,000m3 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be complete. Constructed in the Benishangul-Gumuz region at a cost…
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?
An Arab Alliance Stretches Across the Red Sea
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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
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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…
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…
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…
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…