Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to complete an initial technical study of the Renaissance Dam. Officials from the three countries are holding talks regarding the controversial project in in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today. Read: Nile water crisis places Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the brink of warThe Renaissance Dam “was never intended to harm any country but to fulfil vital electricity needs and enhance development cooperation in the region”, Hailemariam Desalegn , Ethiopian prime minister, said. The dam has been the centre of a row between Egypt and Ethiopia with Cairo accusing Addis Ababa of endangering its share of Nile water by building the huge reservoir in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, near the Sudanese border. The dam is expected to have a reservoir of about 70 billion cubic metres which Ethiopia hopes will solve the country’s power shortage problems.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2018 15:22 UTC