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…
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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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Ethiopia Makes Progress on the Nile Dam Project
Ethiopia may be one step closer to realizing its dream of finishing construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. On Dec. 29, Ethiopia, Egypt and…
Egypt and Ethiopia attempt settling Renaissance Dam project
security in Africa ,bilateral relations and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Ethiopia is building over the Nile River, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
Restrictive Ethiopia cuts an economic dash
The most ambitious project is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which will be Africa’s largest source of hydroelectric power. The dam has generated much…
Nile, Great dam of the Ethiopian rebirth: agreement between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia found
Etiopia hanno firmato un accordo sulla Grande diga della rinascita etiope (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project – GERD). La diga GERD viene costruita…
Egipto, Etiopía y Sudán llegan a un consenso sobre la presa en el Nilo
Egipto, Etiopía y Sudán firmaron una hoja de ruta para superar sus discrepancias sobre la presa Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) en el río Nilo, que…
Ethiopia "made in Italy": this is how the Omo Valley dies
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project. Sta diventando sempre più difficile ricevere e inviare informazioni dalla Valle dell’Omo, situata in una delle più…
Egypt Distressed With Speedy Construction of Ethiopian Dam
Egypt expressed alarm at the speed of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and renewed its strong commitment to completing its…
$4bn 'mega airport' is planned for Addis Ababa
surpassed only by the $4.8bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and demonstrates a commitment to state-led investment in huge infrastructure projects.
Video and Photo Epic: Five Tips for Riding Ethiopia's Simien Mountains
in Ethiopia as I only know a bit about the war with Italy and the recent geopolitics of the Nile and construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A new chapter in
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A new chapter in Ethiopia’s history. Sunday, 01 November 2015. The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) shows…
Ethiopia Aims for a Bright, Green Climate Future
will also receive 100 percent carbon-free energy, much of it coming from plants like the 6,000-megawatt Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the…
An 'African Lion' Economy Learns from the Asian Tigers
joint ventures with foreign corporations. The jewel in the crown for Ethiopia’s developmental state project is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
EGYPTE/ETHIOPIE/SOUDAN : GERD, le barrage de la
à travers son colossal projet de barrage sur le Nil bleu érigé en fierté nationale, le Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), qu’elle en fait l’expérience.
How to Share Water Along the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now about halfway finished, amounts to a test: With water becoming precious enough to be the stuff of war, can nations…
Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers celebrate 'Demera
The longstanding relation between the two countries is tied by Nile River, he said, adding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Ethiopia has…
Egypt's Pope Tawadros II arrives in Addis Ababa - Politics
Currently, talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are stalled after the withdrawal of Dutch consultancy firm Deltares from studies related to assessing…
Egypt's Coptic pope to visit Ethiopia next week - Politics - Egypt
Q&A: Former Egyptian irrigation minister discusses Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam · Ethiopian Orthodox patriarch heads divine liturgy in Cairo church.
Pope Tawodros II of Alexandria to Visit Ethiopia
With regard to the Church’s stand about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Bishop Biemen said that the church has significant role in working for the…
Ethiopia: Banking regulation to transform economy from top down
The measure constrained access to credit, and many assume those funds are channelled into the Grand Ethiopian renaissance dam, a flagship state project that…
Four decades after Haile Selassie's death, Ethiopia is an African success story
Yet the centrepiece is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, currently under construction on the Blue Nile close to the Sudanese border. Due to complete in…
Industry: The third revolution
In addition to big power plants like the forthcoming 6GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Rifkin sees a decentralised network of small-scale renewable…
Addis Wind of Transformation
Some infrastructure projects outside the capital have gained international attention, particularly the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), in construction…
Obama Arrives in Ethiopia, a Favored Ally In Spite of Human
It is home to the African Union — another reason for Obama’s visit — and is about halfway through building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam which, when…
Ethiopia powers up ambitions for green, climate-resilient industry
The government ramped up its hydropower programme in 2011 by beginning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. The 6,000MW capacity…
Egypt to organise tourism week in Addis Ababa
in light of the deterioration in relations between the two countries following the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the official said.
Ethiopia: NBE to Introduce Secondary Bond Market
The first bond market was launched in Ethiopia through the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) to fund the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.
153MW Adama wind farm grows Ethiopia's renewable energy
Along with the work that is continuing on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River Ethiopia aims to boost other green power projects, harnessing…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Ethiopia's hydro-powered Cleanleap
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – a project owned by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation – began construction in April 2011. The project is over 40%…
Wisconsin engineers contribute to Grand Ethiopian
To its home country, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam represents a crucial source of hydropower. But to Sudan and Egypt, Ethiopia’s neighbors…
The leapfrog continent
A large chunk of this will come from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Although renewable energy in Africa will not overtake all fossil fuels, it will…
Does hydropower make sense in a warming world?
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, once completed in 2017 with the help of Chinese investment, will be Africa’s largest hydropower generating facility and…
17 shocking facts that could change the way you think about water forever
“If anything they’re being exacerbated [by water].” He cited Egypt’s constant threat of war with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — a $5 billion…
Win-win deal helps avoid war over Ethiopia's $5 billion Nile dam
Ethiopia began construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a gorge of the Blue Nile, the Nile’s biggest tributary, in 2011 and expects to have it up…
Ethiopia’s Ruling Party Is Expected to Keep Grip on Power
The government has also touted construction of large-scale projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which could more than triple electricity…
Ethiopia: Africa's New China?
The country is currently constructing Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopian officials claim will be financed by…
Dam treaty between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan: Who owns
It was almost as if the Ethiopian capital wanted to demonstrate to him the urgent need for electricity from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia veterans want Italy apology, compensation
The construction contract for the multibillion-dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was awarded to Italian construction firm Salini Impregilo. The total trade…
ETHIOPIA : Debebe hopes to export electricity to Saudi Arabia
Beset with problems to finance the full range of its […] Special report EGYPT ETHIOPIA SUDAN 05/10/2015. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Etiopia er i ferd med å demme opp Nilen for å lage et
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) er allerede i ferd med å bygges. Når den står ferdig kan den forandre maktbalansen i Nord-Afrika for alltid.
The limits of the new “Nile Agreement”
this view is misleading because the agreement, as far we know, only deals with the Blue Nile’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project (GERDP) and does…
Ethiopian Nile Dam Study Warns on Safety, Urges Cooperation
Ethiopia is planning to complete the $4 billion state-funded Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, known as GERD, in mid-2017 on the Blue Nile River, the main…
Ethiopia’s stellar growth: Lessons for Kenya – and perhaps South Africa
Addis Ababa · Commercial Bank of Ethiopia · Dams · Economy of Ethiopia · Ethiopia · Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam · Meles Zenawi · Outline of Ethiopia…
International experts analyze impacts of Ethiopian dam
According to present plans, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — now under construction across the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia — will be the…
Addis Ababa Letter: human toil is transforming Ethiopian capital
Ethiopia, an energy-poor country, has begun building the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The $4.8 billion (€4.5…
From the Nile Project, euphoric sound and a collaborative
(One set of concerns from recent years has stemmed from the construction of the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Last month, in an attempt to ease…
Africa’s Next Hegemon
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in particular is an audacious bid to reset power relations in the Nile Basin, with one…
Winds of hope: Ethiopia's milestones in embracing wind energy
Energy, Water The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under construction. Jun 28, 2015 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Ethiopia’s…
Ethiopia: Perspectives on the Declaration of Principles
On March 23, 2015, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan signed a declaration of principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Since then, an intense…
The tension-ridden hydro-politics of the Nile
of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on its share of the Nile River close to the border with Sudan was not only predictable but also certain.
Ethiopia: The Financing of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
Ethiopia: The Financing of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Breaking News: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Accord Over Nile Waters – AP.
Ethiopia shedding famine stereotype
Abate singled out the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River as the crown jewel. The $4.2bn dam is expected to produce 6 000Mw, making it…
Don't Torpedo The Dam, Full Speed Ahead For Ethiopia's Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction near Assosa, Ethiopia. When it’s completed, the dam will have be able to produce 6,000…
New Age Of Water Wars Portends 'Bleak Future' For The
He highlights the risk of war between Egypt and Ethiopia due to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, threatening to restrict Egypt’s access to the Nile River…
There is an agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on the great Renaissance dam
the following principles concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: – Cooperation based on mutual understanding, common interest, good intentions…
Ethiopia: The 'de-intellectualization' of Addis Ababa University
An Analysis based on the 1994 and the 2007 Ethiopian Population Censuses · Ethiopia: Misplaced Opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Nile Dam Declaration
“For the millions of Ethiopian citizens, Nahda [the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance] dam represents a source for development through producing clean and…
Abkommen über neuen Nil-Staudamm unterzeichnet
Das Abkommen schaffe “Prinzipien” des gegenseitigen Zusammenwirkens hinsichtlich des “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam”. Details wurden nicht genannt.
New age of water wars portends 'bleak future'
He highlights the risk of war between Egypt and Ethiopia due to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, threatening to restrict Egypt’s access to the Nile River…
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will flood 1,700 square kilometers of forest and bush close to Ethiopia’s border with Sudan. The dam would more…
Hydro diplomacy on the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is being built across a major Nile tributary, is expected to produce up to 6,000 megawatts of electricity during…
Ethiopia, Long Mired in Poverty, Rides an Economic Boom
The country is also constructing Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopian officials proudly claim will be built…
Ambitious strategy to revive Ethiopia's new International
will be the second biggest infrastructure development project in Ethiopia after the US$ 4bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that is under construction.
AIs, Ethiopian Food and iCog Labs - h+ Media
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Photo Courtesy of Tsion Sahle. This means that there are plenty of opportunities to develop industrial Software, Robots…
World class achievements as dams reach new heights
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia. This 6000MW project – previously named the Millenium scheme – is being built on the River Abbay (the Blue Nile)…
Sisi Goes to Addis Ababa
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is being built a few miles from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, in rocky terrain unsuitable for irrigation. The dam will generate…
Africa in the News: Boko Haram Commits Massacre, Egypt Voices Concerns over Ethiopian Dam Project, and Sudan Opposition Party Calls for Election Boycott
This week, Egyptian leaders publically expressed their concerns over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam project…