Initially dubbed project x, on the 201011 annual plan document of the stateowned eepcoethiopia electric and power corporation. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. Agreement on declaration of principles between sudan on the. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. According to a government official, the dam has hit th opinion. Negotiations over the gerd have not transformed the debate in the eastern nile from sharing water to sharing benefits. Hydroelectric dam on gibe river commenced in 2009 and it is still underway. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the ethiopian diaspora by beyene, b. The project falls within the farreaching framework of exploitation and management of the resources of the blue nile for energy production and irrigation.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam project is expected to be completed by july 2017. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. The ethiopian government surveyed the site in october 2009 and august 2010. Oct 12, 2017 once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa. When it is completed it will generate 6000 mega watts of electricity. The ethiopian government surveyed the site in october 2009 and. The eventual site for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was identified by the united states bureau of reclamation in the course of the blue nile survey, which was conducted between 1956 and 1964 during the administration of aklilu habtewold. Sudan on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp preamble. The financing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Sometime in 2017, the dam, which sits on the blue nile near the border of ethiopia and sudan, will begin producing electricity. In 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion cubic meters bcm storage capacity and about 60 bcm live storage which will produce 6000 mw electric generation. 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.
Ethiopias nile dam project signals its intention to. Future of grand ethiopian renaissance dam after setback. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. It and several other large dams in ethiopia could turn the country. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. Jun, 2016 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a 6,500megawatt hydroelectric power. Location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile. The blue nile contributes 86 percent of the water source into the nile river. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. Updated facts grand ethiopian renaissance dam horn. Once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa.
The people and government of ethiopia are funding the project, which will not only serve ethiopia, but sudan and egypt as well. The gerd has an active storage capacity of 60,000 million m 3 million cubic meter which is greater than the yearly average flow of 48,770 mm 3. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the biggest of its kind in africa. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd an interactive qualifying project report submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of bachelor of civil engineering by. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good. Engineer of ethiopias grand renaissance dam shot dead arab. Background in 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion. Jul 14, 2016 but even though there were no technical incidents, diplomatically, the gerd has sparked an acrimonious regional dispute, particularly straining relations between ethiopia and egypt since the project was announced and construction began in 2011. 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. The study uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue. May 31, 2017 a river and its people, the niger river local boats documentary, discovery, history duration. The project is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital addis ababa, in the region of benishangul gumaz along the blue nile. 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. Impact and benefit study of grand ethiopian renaissance.
It will be the largest hydropower project in africa. Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. A river and its people, the niger river local boats documentary, discovery, history duration. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year. Agreement on declaration of principles between the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of the sudan on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp preamble mindful of the rising demand of the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Ethiopia is building the largest hydropower dam in africa known as grand ethiopia renaissance damgerd on abay or the blue blue nile near the sudaneseethiopia border.
Apr 22, 2015 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. But even though there were no technical incidents, diplomatically, the gerd has sparked an acrimonious regional dispute, particularly straining relations between ethiopia and egypt since the project was announced and construction began in 2011. Jun 17, 2016 salini currently is constructing ethiopias 6,000mw grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which, when commissioned in 2017, will be africas largest and the worlds no. Engineer of ethiopias grand renaissance dam shot dead. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. Attalla 2015, grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, an interactive qualifying project report submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of bachelor of civil engineering. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. Egypt officials in egypt explain that if water levels decrease in egypt by just two percent, then the nation will lose 200,000 acres of viable farmland, which families depend on. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. Located about 20 miles from the sudan border, gerd is projected to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity for both domestic use and for exportation. 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. Both bonds are required to pay the face value at maturity. 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. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river with a hydropower capacity of 6,000 mw. Mar 16, 2018 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction will also allow for cheaper electricity to be sold into sudan as the dam is being built close to the sudanese border. The eventual site for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was identified by the united states bureau of reclamation during a blue nile survey conducted between 1956 and 1964. Agreement on declaration of principles between sudan on. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world. The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. Due to the coup detat of 1974, however, the project failed to progress. Us 2 bglobal journal of human social science y ear 201 ater in the blue nile gorge for hydropower generation according to kenawy 20, the issue of the nile water e conflict that was raised between egypt and.
Acknowledging the difficulty to get funding from foreign sources mainly due. Downstream countries egypt and sudan have expressed concerns over the impacts of the dam on their water supply. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. It uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. A general view of ethiopias grand renaissance dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the river nile in benishangul gumuz region, guba woreda, in ethiopia march 31, 2015. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and. Salini currently is constructing ethiopias 6,000mw grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which, when commissioned in 2017, will be africas largest and. Being 1,800 m long, 155 m high and with a total volume of 74,000 million m3, is the largest dam in africa. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the ethiopian. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam has become a reality. This agreement on declaration of principles is signed in khartoum, sudan, on the 23 of march, 2015, by the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of sudan.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. By ezana kebede march 29, 2015 background on the gerd. Egyptian foreign minister sameh shoukry, in an interview with egypts elhayat tv, downplayed the egyptian medias propaganda. Due to rising population and increasing water demand in the nile basin, major projects raise interest and concern by millions with potential for water conflict. Ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Mar 21, 2014 ethiopia is making progress on the construction of its grand renaissance dam project on the nile river. Ethiopia is making progress on the construction of its grand renaissance dam project on the nile river. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011.
International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam mit news. As a bench mark, the most recent ethiopian sovereign bond euro bond is paying 6. The dam was originally called project x, and after its contract was. In 2011, the ethiopian government announced its plan to construct the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile. To compare, ethiopia currently has the capacity to produce only 3,200 megawatts. Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd 2017 global journals inc. Stop over documentary, discovery, history recommended for you. Impact and benefit study of grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6000 mw hydropower project on the blue nile, which the ethiopian government plans to build to fulfill the countrys energy needs. Jul 26, 2018 simegnew bekele was the project manager and public face of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of the nile, including egypt. It is difficult, if not impossible, and timewasting to respond to each instances of.
Ethiopia progress on grand renaissance dam project youtube. The entire scheme for the river covers the construction of five plants. The horn of africa country began diverting the blue nile in may 20 to build the 6,000 mw. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa. The latter two countries depend on the nile river for their water although 85% of the river flows in ethiopia. It was officiated as the grand ethiopian millennium dam on april 2, the projects inauguration ceremony. Simegnew bekele was the project manager and public face of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of the nile, including egypt. 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. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches a. One element of this is the grand ethiopian renaissance hydropower dam project. There has been a shift away from outright threats of sabotage and towards conciliatory negotiation since construction began in 2011.
The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam reaches a milestone. Updated facts grand ethiopian renaissance dam horn affairs. Now and then, we see biased articles regarding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Later renamed grand ethiopian hidase dam or grand ethiopian renaissance dam, by the council of ministers on april 20. In 2011, the ethiopian government started to build the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river at guba, 60 kilometers from sudan, which holds 74 bcm storage. Due to open in 2017, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydroelectric power station. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile wossenu. 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. Impacts of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on downstream. Ethiopia and eritrea trade accusations over grand dam attack. Blue nile, about 20 miles from sudan border dam size. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam to promote and project. An examination of the dams efficacy conducted by a panel of experts from ethiopia, sudan, and. As of the summer of 2017, the project is estimated to be 60% complete.
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. The grand renaissance dam on the upper reaches of the blue nile in ethiopia has been six years in the making. Ethiopia is on the cusp of completing a development milestone. Egypt and ethiopia may be forced to fight a water war the two groups fighting over the right waters are as follows. The most important aspect of the new ethiopian internal scene is the cold conflict between ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed and the military institutions and companies, which directly reflected on the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, where abiy ahmed declared at a press conference late august 2019 that the gerd might not. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the ethiopian diaspora. The dam is located approximately 500 km northwest of addis ababa, in the region of benishangulgumaz, along the blue nile. After its completion, it will be the largest dam in africa and generate more power than any other dam on the african continent. Project manager of ethiopias grand renaissance dam shot dead. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam. 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.
Mar 30, 2015 the eepco millennium bond is pays coupon annually, where as the renaissance dam bond is paying semiannual coupon. Because egypt has been successful in pressuring multilateral development and investment banks not to fund the project, the regime in ethiopia has defiantly forged ahead to fund the project itself. Revisiting hydrohegemony from a benefitsharing perspective. Simegnew bekele was the project manager and public face of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Currently about half completed, the the grand ethiopian renaissance dam which is expected to more than double ethiopias current electricity production has caused a long. The government of ethiopia has undertaken the implementation of the 6,000 mw grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerd located on the blue nile just upstream of the ethiopiansudan border.