The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the centre of a regional dispute for more than a decadeAddis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia will start generating power from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, government officials told AFP. Advertising Read moreThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), set to be the largest hydroelectric project in Africa, has been at the centre of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground in 2011. "Tomorrow will be the first energy generation of the dam," an Ethiopian government official said on Saturday. The dam lies on Blue Nile River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region in western Ethiopia, not far from the border with Sudan. Egypt claims a historic right to the Nile dating from a 1929 treaty that gave it veto power over construction projects along the river.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2022 11:34 UTC