Ahram Online File Photo: A general view shows construction activity on the Grand Renaissance dam in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region in this March 16, 2014 (Photo: Reuters) Egypt’s irrigation and water resources minister announced on Sunday the postponing of contract signing with two foreign consultancy firms – to study the impact of Ethiopia’s Grand…
The largest hydroelectric project in Africa has so far produced only discord The Economist WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all the scheming, and with a big chuckle, Muhammad Morsi, then president, informed his colleagues that their discussion was…
20 April 2014 International_panel_of_experts_for_ethiopian_renaissance_dam-_final_report_1 GERD under construction in April 2013. International Rivers Construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) – Africa’s biggest hydropower dam – began based on piecemeal preliminary studies and design documents, with only a very basic analysis of how the project would affect downstream neighbors, according to the 2013 final report by an…
20 April 2014 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam The above link shows the GERD project and its future significance to Ethiopia and the region. It is distributed by The Ethiopian Consular in LA, California for bond purchasing and advertising purpose.