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Ethiopia: GERD Requires Additional 80 Billion Birr Despite 97.6 Percent Completion
Addis Standard, 15 January 2025
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project requires an additional 80 billion Birr to complete its remaining construction work, despite reaching 97.6% completion, according… Read more »
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Ethiopia: GERD Beyond Hydropower, Pan-African Project Fostering Integration - Panelists
ENA, 4 December 2024
Panelists at the parliamentary citizen forum on hydro politics emphasized that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) transcends being merely a hydropower project; rather it… Read more »
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Ethiopia: GERD Shows Ethiopia's Unwavering Position On Equitable Utilization of Nile - Prof. Ahmed
ENA, 17 September 2024
The Grand Ethiopian Renascence Dam (GERD) is a vivid indicator of a possibility of reversal in African history of poverty through equitable utilization of resources, the renowned… Read more »
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Project Faces Funding Gap
Ethiopian authorities have appealed for more funding to complete the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a project launched 14 years ago to help solve the country's acute power problems. The project's coordinator said it was more than 90% complete and appealed to public contributors to address the funding shortfall.
GERD is set to be Africa's largest hydroelectric power plant which will also supply neighboring countries while helping "foster regional cooperation and integration".
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The Ethiopian government has said the fourth round of talks with Egypt and Sudan on December 18, 2023, failed as a result of Egypt "maintaining colonial era mentality" and ... Read more »
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With 90% of the Grand Ethiopian Reservoir Dam completed, Sudan has now turned into a supporter. Though Egypt is critical of the project, experts have ruled out war and point to ... Read more »
