On April 4, the Egyptian government announced the start of the operation of the power grid lines between Egypt and Sudan. Therefore, cooperation and partnership with Ethiopia to generate electricity is important, if Ethiopia commits not to harm Egypt, he noted. Bahnasawi added that the power grid lines between Sudan and Ethiopia are not highly effective without adding Egypt to the equation. If Egypt links grid lines with that of Ethiopia and Sudan, Addis Ababa will be able to export power to Europe through Egypt, he said. Ethiopia thus needs Egypt to export the potential surplus of generated electricity with the completion of the dam.

Source: Ethiopian News July 12, 2020 18:47 UTC