Ethiopia on Thursday boosted power production from the second turbine at its controversial Blue Nile mega-dam, despite ongoing objections to the project from Egypt and Sudan. Thursday’s move came despite there still being no agreement between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan on GERD’s operations. During a ceremony televised in Ethiopia, Abiy pressed a button to start the second turbine. – 83 percent complete –Ethiopia first began generating electricity at the dam in February. The new US envoy to the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, discussed the project during visits to Ethiopia and Egypt last month.

Source: Ethiopian News August 12, 2022 00:18 UTC