ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia's government has declared that the Blue Nile River's great hydropower project has begun generating electricity. According to state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially opened the first electricity generation of the mega-dam, nicknamed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is slated to be Africa's largest hydroelectric facility, on Sunday. "The dam's electrical generation is also beneficial to the countries downstream. Through Sudan and Egypt, we hope to export our pollution-free energy to Europe "During the inaugural event, Ahmed said. The dam is seen as a threat by Ethiopia's downstream neighbours, Egypt and Sudan, who see it as a threat to restrict the amount of water reaching their borders.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2022 20:39 UTC