Khartoum, Aug 17 (IANS) Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to resume talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River on Tuesday. A video meeting, called by South Africa, was held on Sunday with participation of foreign ministers of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, reports Xinhua news agency. Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been negotiating under the African Union over technical and legal issues related to the filling and operation of the GERD. On July 25, Egypt stated that the first filling of the $4 billion dam wouldn’t harm the country’s share of the Nile resources. The massive dam is expected to produce over 6,000 megawatts of electricity and become Africa’s largest hydropower dam upon completion.

Source: Ethiopian News August 17, 2020 05:26 UTC