The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), one of the most expensive initiatives in recent history across the African continent, has been inaugurated the second functional turbine at its facility on Thursday. Also crossed by the Nile, and with whom negotiations on the management of the Grand Renaissance Dam have been frozen for more than a year now. "Our goal is to produce energy for development, but without harming the downstream countries," said the prime minister. This is why the prime minister of Addis Ababa has addressed part of his words to his northern neighbours. AFP/AFP - Map of East Africa showing the Nile and the Grand Renaissance Dam in EthiopiaIndeed, Egypt recently warned about cracks in the concrete façade of a sub-dam, linked to the Grand Renaissance Dam, in a letter to the UN Security Council.

Source: Ethiopian News August 12, 2022 04:44 UTC