Abdel Aty clarified that the ministers of the three countries reiterated their commitment to continuing the talks to shortly reach a satisfactory agreement to all sides on the timing and method of filling the Dam by the Agreement on Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The negotiations on the technical aspect of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have been resumed on Tuesday in Addis Ababa between the ministers of water resources and irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to complete the discussions on the thorny issues concerning the completion of the report of the French consultant. “We are looking for the best possible scenario to fill the Renaissance Dam that will not highly affect the downstream countries and meet all the requirements,” asserted Abdel Aty on the sidelines of the meetings. Ethiopia is establishing the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in the state of Benishangul, near the Ethiopian-Sudanese borders, 20 to 40 kilometres away. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is one of three dams that have been built for hydropower generation in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 27, 2018 03:55 UTC