August 11, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Ethiopia launched a second turbine generator to produce power at the mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, disregarding demands by downstream countries for water and technical understandings. With this second hydropower generator, Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) has begun generating 375 megawatts (MW) of electricity per day; similar to the capacity of the first turbine launched on February 20, 2022. Abiy reassuresPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated the second turbine and reiterated that this dam aims to produce power and does not intend to harm Egypt and Sudan. Up on completion, the $5 billion project will be Africa’s largest dam with a power generation capacity of 6,400 MW. Located 15 Km from Roseires reservoir, the GERD threatens the safety of the Sudanese small dam built in 1961.

Source: Ethiopian News August 12, 2022 06:13 UTC