Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project. Thursday’s move came even though there is still no agreement between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan about the GERD’s operations. Currently, the two turbines, out of a total of 13 at the dam, are generating 750 megawatts of electricity. The 145-metre (475-foot) high structure straddles the Blue Nile in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of western Ethiopia, near the border with Sudan. Read more:Thousands take to Sudan streets to protest military ruleUS envoy in Ethiopia to press peace efforts

Source: Ethiopian News August 11, 2022 23:34 UTC