Ethiopian government officials on Sunday, said a giant hydroelectric dam built on a Nile River tributary has started generating power. The drainage basin encompasses ten countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Watch video 02:06 Ethiopian Blue Nile dam a blessing and curse downstreamThe dam will eventually produce over 5,000 megawatts of electricity, doubling the electricity output of Ethiopia. As of last July, the reservoir was sufficiently full for the dam to begin producing electricity, though no official announcement was made by authorities. Watch video 05:15 Egypt: Nile clean-up projectkb,ar/fb (AP,AFP, EFE)

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2022 08:37 UTC