A representative from the water institute of the nile articulated that if egypt shared in legal and financial ownership rights of the grand renaissance dam, they would have the power to ensure that water is released from the dam right before the peak agricultural season. After its completion, it will be the largest dam in africa and generate more power than any other dam on the african continent. Revisiting hydrohegemony from a benefitsharing perspective. Due to open in 2017, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydroelectric power station.
Now and then, we see biased articles regarding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Hydroelectric dam on gibe river commenced in 2009 and it is still underway. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Ethiopias renaissance dam is almost complete youtube. Once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. The project for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on abbay river commonly known as the blue nile was also launched on april 2, 2011 by prime minister meles zenawi and its construction is now underway. In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. He added that seven assailants who fled to sudanese territory were later apprehended by that countrys security forces and delivered to the ethiopian authorities, reports ethiopias state broadcaster, fana. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa. The visit followed egypts announcement in november that negotiations with the nile basin country over its mammoth national project. Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in electricity power shortage based on the world.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world. Ethiopia is proceeding undeterred with construction of the grand renaissance dam regardless of warnings that this could stifle its economic growth. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6,450 mw hydropower project nearing completion on the blue nile in ethiopia, located about 30 km upstream of the border with sudan. Located about 20 miles from the sudan border, gerd is projected to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity for both domestic use and for exportation. At the construction site in the benishangul region of ethiopia near the sudanese border, some 8,500 workers are labouring tirelessly every day to build the gigantic grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. Five sticking key issues into 2016 though egypt, sudan and ethiopia said on tuesday they have reached a new consensus over the dam, the issue is still expected to be a.
Ethiopia is on the cusp of completing a development milestone. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam was expected to be about 5,840 feet long and 475 feet. Stalling negotiations on ethiopias renaissance dam. Ethiopias nile dam project signals its intention to. The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. To compare, ethiopia currently has the capacity to produce only 3,200 megawatts. Trt world and agencies it is not a question anymore its a reality. Agreement on declaration of principles between the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of the sudan on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp preamble mindful of the rising demand of the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. When completed, it is anticipated to produce maxi mum of 6000 mw of hydropower energy. By years end, one of the worlds largest dams will begin filling up, affecting the fate of millions of people as it does so.
When it is completed it will generate 6000 mega watts of electricity. It will be the largest hydropower project in africa. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. Agreement on declaration of principles between sudan on. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt. The dispute has escalated in recent years due to a shift in the balance of power and ethiopias decision in 2011 to announce the construction of a major new dam, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, in the absence of any agreement with. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. Renaissance dam gerd reservoir capacity of 74 bcm, 6000 mw of power generation construction period. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. The aim of this study was to assess the potential impact of. But controversy has surrounded the project ever since it was announced in 2011 especially concerning its. The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5.
Renaissance dam located close to ethiopiasudan boarder will form the largest hydropower producing dam in africa with over 60,000 mcm of active reservoir storage. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. This huge dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia, near the sudan border, and create a reservoir that is nearly twice as. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Ethiopias renaissance dam is not secure or safe madote. A general view of ethiopias grand renaissance dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the river nile in benishangul gumuz region, guba woreda, in ethiopia march 31, 2015.
Construction of the new naga hammadi barrage was completed in the spring of 2008. Disputes over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The reservoir of the dam will be twice as large as lake tana. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541 m3s of annual water discharge. Equally, its special importance emanates from the enormous symbolic value it holds. The project is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital addis ababa, in the region of benishangul gumaz along the blue nile. The site of the dam was identified when the us bureau of reclamation first made a survey of the blue nile river between 1956 to 1964. Who is financing ethiopias grand ethiopian renaissance dam.
This would actually reduce egypts annual water loss by six percent. Pdf this article quantifies the major benefits of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt based on gerdp technical design. The dispute begins in ethiopias attempt to regain control of its contributory river, the blue nile, by building the grand ethiopian renaissance. Unfortunately, there appears no viable solution for ethiopias woes. Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border.
The most important aspect of the new ethiopian internal scene is the cold conflict between ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed and the military institutions and companies, which directly reflected on the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, where abiy ahmed declared at a press conference late august 2019 that the gerd might not. Owned and operated by the ethiopian electric power company, the 145mtall rollercompacted concrete gravity dam. The middle east monitor is a notforprofit policy research institute that provides research, information and analyses of primarily the palestineisrael conflict. Before discussing the benefits, the article gives a general technical overview of the gerdp.
According to present plans, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd now under construction across the blue nile river in ethiopia will be the largest hydroelectric dam in africa, and one of the 12 largest in the world. A large scale hydropower dam known as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is under construction on the blue nile river just upstream of the ethiopiansudan border in ethiopia. There are still many questions to be answered including the following. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. According to a government official, the dam has hit th opinion. The plan to construct the renaissance dam in ethiopia was first mooted in 2011, when the country announced that it was intending to construct the largest dam in the world on the nile. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. Development of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. It may be too late for any us policy maneuvers to make a difference. There has long been a conflict over water rights among the riparian countries of the eastern nile basin egypt, sudan and ethiopia. The dam is located approximately 500 km northwest of addis ababa, in the region of benishangulgumaz, along the blue nile. The official stance of the sudanese government was in support of building the dam.
Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt article pdf available in ain shams engineering journal 94 july 2017 with 1,922 reads how we measure reads. The gerd has an active storage capacity of more than 60,000 mm3 and is anticipated to produce 6000 mw of hydropower energy. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541. This article quantifies major benefits the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt. The potential impacts of the dam have been the source of regional controversy.
The renaissance dam falseflag is a continuation of the pattern. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam on the upper reaches of the. Being 1,800 m long, 155 m high and with a total volume of 74,000 million m3, is the largest dam in africa. Blue nile, about 20 miles from sudan border dam size. It will generate more than 5250 megawatts of power. Grand renaissance dam is a matter of life or death for ethiopians too. Future of grand ethiopian renaissance dam after setback. Abraha pointed the finger at eritrea, ethiopias archenemy, as the organiser of the attack, however other officials have claimed in the past that the egyptian. Egypts foreign minister sameh shoukry traveled to ethiopia on december 26, for a meeting with prime minister hailemariam desalegn in which they discussed the stalling of negotiations on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam.
Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, known as gerd and dubbed a main challenge for egyptian diplomacy, is under construction on the blue nile. It is difficult, if not impossible, and timewasting to respond to each instances of. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopias renaissance dam is making waves in egypt. Project manager semegnew bekele no longer wants to answer the question on whether ethiopias most ambitious project will be completed. Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd yohannes yihdego. Ethiopia announced in april 2011 that it intends to build four large dams on the nile, including one of the largest in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as project x or the grand millennium dam.
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