Africa: Ethiopia Will Become Africa's Power House and Economic Magnet

The negotiations surrounding GERD and the actual construction of the dam has remained one of the major talking points at the corridors of global conferences and media centers over the last decade. The Renaissance Hydroelectric Dam is only one of the dams that are heralding the rebirth of this country and the natural filling of the dam is reportedly going on along with the progress in the construction work. With 12 more major rivers basins that dissect the country and some of which majestically flow outside of its boundary, Ethiopia is expected to build more dams and irrigation schemes over the next several years.

With more than 112 million population to feed and with export revenue being generated from agriculture and with only 40 percent of the population benefiting from electric power supply, if it has to pace up with economic growth and development across the world, Ethiopia needs to accomplish a lot.

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