Egyptian water expert Abbas Sharaky revealed important developments regarding the filling and operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after Ethiopia conducted the first and second fillings. “Ethiopia made the first storage last year with about 5 billion m3, and the second storage, which was not completed till last July, with about 3 billion m3, at a total of 8 billion m3. As a result of the flooding exceeding the capacity of the middle corridor, 2 billion m3 were temporarily stored. These preparations are for storing about 10.5 billion m3 at a level of 595 m, to store a total of 18.5 billion m3, which was intended for the 2020 season. Ethiopia may have to keep the current situation unchanged in the event that the civil war continues between the federal government and the Tigray Region.

Source: Egypt Independent November 12, 2021 16:10 UTC