Egypt is now raising concerns over a sluggish progress in regards to technical studies on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu in New York on the sideline of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) where issues regarding the Grand Renaissance Dam were discussed. A statement from Egyptian foreign ministry hinted that Mr Shoukry expressed concerns over slow working pace of a tripartite technical committee assigned to study the effects of the renaissance dam on downstream countries. Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan formed a tripartite technical committee comprising of experts from the three countries to study the future impact of the dam. Once complete, the the Grand Renaissance Dam will be the largest hydropower facility in Africa (about 6 000 MW) – nearly triple the country’s current electricity generation capacity – and represent a potential economic windfall for the government.

Source: Ethiopian News September 23, 2017 17:15 UTC