The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 98.66 percent completion, with six of its generating units currently ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in Africa and one of the top ten worldwide. GERD could make Ethiopia a ...

Updated Oct. 15 at 1:29 p.m. A colossal dam is near completion on Ethiopia’s stretch of the Nile, a project so large that it promises to set the country on a path to industrialization that could ...

In the heart of Africa, where the mighty Nile has been a lifeline for millions of people for centuries, a monumental project is unfolding that could reshape ...

The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is the largest hydropower injector on the African continent, would drive ...

ADDIS ABABA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 98.66 percent completion, with six generating units currently in operation, the state-affiliated Fana ...

The Nile River - source of life for Egypt and Sudan. But upstream, Ethiopia is rewriting history. Since 2011, they've been ...

Any Ethiopian would list many reasons why the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is important for the people of Ethiopia.

Sharaqi, Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University, explained that the shutdown of the GERD’s turbines and the failure to commence the dam’s operation as planned will force Ethiopia ...

After 14 years of financial and diplomatic struggles, Ethiopia is celebrating the anniversary of the construction of the ...

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Construction of the GERD began on the Nile River in April 2011 ... and downstream countries Sudan and Egypt. While Ethiopia views the dam as central to its development ambitions and pursuit ...