An opportunity for collaboration and shared benefits in the eastern nile basin an amicus brief to the riparian nations of ethiopia, sudan and egypt from the international, nonpartisan eastern nile working group convened at the massachusetts institute of technology on 14 november 2014. Jan 24, 2014 ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border. Jun 08, 2016 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, or gerd, under construction on the blue nile near the ethiopiansudanese border, is now approximately 50% complete. Built along the blue nile in ethiopia, the megaproject is viewed. Construction cost of hydroelectric dam on a per kw basis, according to the u. Possible defects in electromechanical work carried out by a nowdisgraced stateowned company in ethiopia will add four more years to the construction schedule of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, a project official said yesterday. Map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia. Jan 25, 2016 ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. Dadsong aenvironmental change institute, university of oxford, uk. The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541 m3s of annual water discharge. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam.
Jun 14, 20 construction cost of hydroelectric dam on a per kw basis, according to the u. The dam is planned as a hydropower project with installed capacity of 6000 mw and estimated. Why technical discussions are needed for the grand ethiopian. Pdf this paper is focused on the main aspect of the design of the grand. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. Ethiopia celebrates grand renaissance dam construction. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good course. Egypt slams ethiopia for comments on renaissance dam. This says member countries would work together to not significantly affect the water security of any other nile basin state. The project involves the construction of a main dam in roller compacted concrete rcc, with 2 power stations installed at the foot of the dam.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam project is expected to be completed by july 2017. Ethiopia celebrates grand renaissance dam construction youtube. Ethiopia is celebrating the construction of its grand renaissance dam. Ethiopia started construction of the dam in 2011 the realization of a decadeslong dream to change the fortunes of the impoverished country. Any ongoing tension between ethiopia, sudan and egypt might stifle those benefits. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam was expected to be about 5,840 feet long and 475 feet read more. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will offer great benefits to all 11 countries and their citizens. Owned and operated by the ethiopian electric power company, the 145mtall rollercompacted concrete gravity dam. The main sticking point has been article on water security article 14b. Commenced in april 2011, the construction of the dam was a source of.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Implications for downstream riparian countries article pdf available in journal of water resources planning and. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. The second source of tension is that if ethiopia went ahead with the construction of the dam, even before this panel completed its work. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. Why technical discussions are needed for the grand. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is being built along the nile in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, about 15 km east of the border with sudan.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river with a hydropower capacity of 6,000 mw. Ethiopian officials claimed that egypt requested extending the filling period of the dam to 1221 years. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Apr 09, 2016 ethiopia is celebrating the construction of its grand renaissance dam. Egypts water use efficiency is more than 85%, abdel aty tells parties in addis ababa.
Renaissance dam gerd, the largest hydroelectric dam project in africa. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction ethiopia. Ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam was expected to be about 5,840 feet long and 475 feet. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. Hydroelectric dam on gibe river commenced in 2009 and it is still underway. In light of the above, the research problem lies in the potential negative political and economic effects on egypt, especially water security as a result of the construction of the ethiopian renaissance dam. Jan 19, 2018 however, ethiopias minister for water, irrigation and electricity, mutuma mikasa said the construction of the dam would continue in spite of the outcome of the studies, due to be published next year. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, or gerd, being built in ethiopia is causing worry in egypt, which already faces water and food scarcity challenges. Pdf dialogue and diplomacy through the construction of. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam analysis springerlink. Pdf design of grand ethiopian renaissance rcc main dam.
International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. Today the gerd is 40% finished and it is predicted to be completed in 2017 salini impregilo, 2015. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, or gerd, under construction on the blue nile near the ethiopiansudanese border, is now approximately 50% complete. Recently tecola hagos 4 has published on ethiomedia a recommendation paper how the ethiopia need to deal with other nile basin 1 dr belachew tesfa is researcher at university of huddersfield, uk. Yes, ethiopia is relying on the 2010 agreement, but at the end of the day egypts stance is more concrete. Egypt demanded halt in construction of dam studies to be done by international experts ethiopia refused halting construction panel did not ask for that its mandate agreed to undertake studies by three parties tripartite meetings in nov, dec 20, january, august, september, october, 2014 breakthrough in 4 th and 5 th, 2014 meetings. Apr 22, 2015 according to present plans, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd now under construction across the blue nile river in ethiopia will be the largest hydroelectric dam in africa, and one of the 12 largest in the world. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches a. Investigators inspect the scene, where ethiopias grand renaissance dam project manager simegnew bekele was found dead in his car in addis ababa, ethiopia july, 26, 2018 reuterstiksa negeri.
It has sparked tensions with downstream egypt, which views the dam as a threat to its water supply, but in ethiopia gerd is a totem of national rejuvenation. In april 2011 and during the egyptian revolution, ethiopia announced that it intended to build one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd constitutes a real crisis for the egyptian regime, where ethiopia several times blamed egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between sudan, egypt and ethiopia on. Pdf ethiopia has begun seriously developing their significant hydropower potential by launching construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, formerly known as the millennium dam, is under construction in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, on the blue nile river, which is located about 40km east of sudan. At the end of the final round of a fourmeeting series between egypt, sudan, and ethiopia on controversial grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in addis ababa, the three countries failed to reach an agreement on the operating rules of the dam, announced. The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile o. Ethiopia announced in april 2011 that it intends to build four large dams on the nile, including one of the largest in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as project x or the grand millennium dam. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam mit news. The project for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on abbay river commonly known as the blue nile was also launched on april 2, 2011 by prime minister meles zenawi and its construction is now underway.
Gerd is a combination of 175 m high roller compacted concrete gravity dam and a 50 m high concrete faced rock fill saddle dam under construction by ethiopia. Blue nile, about 20 miles from sudan border dam size. Construction of blue nile dam deepens dispute between egypt. In 2011, the ethiopian government started the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in ethiopia ipoe, 20. Ethiopian nile dam manager found shot dead, crowds call. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is africas biggest hydroelectric. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6,450 mw hydropower project nearing completion on the blue nile in ethiopia, located about 30 km upstream of the border with sudan. Ethiopia progress on grand renaissance dam project youtube. Reflections on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The final report of the international panel of experts ipoe on the. This huge dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia, near the sudan border, and create a reservoir that is nearly twice as large as lake tana.
Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built on the. It will be the largest hydropower project in africa. The dam is the biggest hydropower initiative in africa. It is ethiopias most important project, and will transform the countrys energy profile by adding 6. The project, which was expected to be finalized in 2017, needed extra four years to be completed due to poor performance. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541. The grand renaissance dam and prospects for cooperation. Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches a milestone.
The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam reaches a milestone. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that. The ethiopians are building a massive dam, and egypt is. The project is owned by ethiopian electric power corporation eepco. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. However, ethiopias minister for water, irrigation and electricity, mutuma mikasa said the construction of the dam would continue in spite of the outcome of the studies, due to be published next year. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good. Construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and its implications on egypt crisis management between egypt and ethiopia. A large scale dam named as grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is under construction on the blue nile river in ethiopia. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. Egypt, sudan, ethiopia fail again to reach agreement on renaissance dam. Ethiopia is making progress on the construction of its grand renaissance dam project on the nile river. So when the panel of expert decided that more studies need to be conducted in order to examine the impact of the project on downstream countries.
In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is the first major dam in the blue nile abay river of ethiopia. Construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and its implications on egypt crisis management between egypt and ethiopia the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd constitutes a real crisis for the egyptian regime, where ethiopia several times blamed egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between sudan, egypt and ethiopia on. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is located. At the same time, ethiopia launched the construction of the grand. Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian. On the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd juniper publishers. Pdf impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam on different. Implications for downstream riparian countries article pdf available in journal of water resources planning and management 1419. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is the new reality. Negotiations over the gerd have not transformed the debate in the eastern nile from sharing water to sharing benefits. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. Mar 21, 2014 ethiopia is making progress on the construction of its grand renaissance dam project on the nile river.
Thus, in the absence of the 1959 agreement, dam construction in ethiopia would have posed a more significant threat to cooperation than it currently does. The development of great ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is causing political escalation of tensions between ethiopia and egypt based on current issues and the expectations for requirements that must be met before the completion of the dam construction. This huge dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia, near the sudan border, and create a reservoir that is nearly twice as large. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a 6,500megawatt hydroelectric power plant being constructed in ethiopia, has been a major point of contention between egypt and its southern neighbors, as the completion of the dam poses serious threats to egypts dwindling water supply and food security. Apr 08, 2019 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, or gerd, being built in ethiopia is causing worry in egypt, which already faces water and food scarcity challenges.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is africas biggest hydroelectric project and the 10 th largest in the world. Commenced in april 2011, the construction of the dam was a source. On may 28, 20 ethiopia started diverting the mighty nile river to began construction of the largest hydroelectric dam in africa and one of the biggest one in the world, grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Construction of blue nile dam deepens dispute between. The dam is being built in the benishangul area of the blue nile, 40km from the sudanese border and 700km from the capital addis ababa. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. The plan to construct the renaissance dam in ethiopia was first mooted in 2011, when the country announced that it was intending to construct the largest dam in the world on the nile. The horn of africa country began diverting the blue nile in may 20 to build the 6,000 mw.
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