Ethiopia assigned Kifle Horo (Engineer) as the new project manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). After the death of Simegnew Bekelle (Engineer), Ephrem Weldekidan (Engineer) led the project as a manager. Now, he is appointed to serve as a deputy project manager together with Fikadu Kebede. Before joining the project of GERD, Kifle had served at Ethiopian Electric Power as power sector consultant and advisor for project management. The project involves the construction of a main dam in Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC), with 2 power stations installed at the foot of the dam.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2018 17:03 UTC