Chinese firms brought in to “pick up pace” on Ethiopia’s Nile damEthiopian Electric Power (EEP) has hired China Gezhouba Group to execute the pre-commissioning activities of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), for $40.1m. The moves are intended to “pick up the pace of the dam”, reported Fana, the state broadcaster. Situated on the Blue Nile, the GERD dam has been under construction since 2011 and is reported to be about two-thirds complete. The dam will dramatically increase the country’s power generation capacity, and Ethiopians see it as central to Ethiopia’s development and prestige. Image: Work on the Renaissance dam is said to be 65% complete (Government of Ethiopia)See also:

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2019 11:26 UTC