Ethiopia has finished building mega-dam on Nile, PM says
Summary
Ethiopia has completed building a large dam on the Blue Nile, called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. This dam is intended to help meet Ethiopia's energy needs, but Egypt and Sudan are worried it might affect their share of water from the Nile.Key Facts
- The dam is the largest hydro-electric project in Africa.
- Construction of the dam began in 2011 with a budget of $4 billion.
- Ethiopia sees the dam as essential for increasing electricity in the country where about 60% of people currently lack power.
- Egypt and Sudan depend heavily on the Nile for water and fear the dam could reduce their water supply.
- More than 85% of the Nile's waters come from the Blue Nile, where the dam is located.
- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister said the dam offers a shared opportunity, not a threat, to Egypt and Sudan.
- Past negotiations among the three countries have not resolved their differences over the dam.
- Egypt claims that a 2% drop in Nile water could affect 200,000 acres of farms.
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