The GERD dam, a large hydropower dam with an installed capacity of 5,150 Mega Watts, is under construction on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. Construction began nearly a decade ago and when completed, the GERD will be the largest hydropower plant in Africa and the tenth largest globally. The volume of the GERD reservoir is around 1.5 times the average annual flow of the Blue Nile. Debate on the GERD’s filling have been ongoing since the dam was announced. The Manchester team state that the consideration of engineering constraints due to the dam design and construction should inform negotiations over initial reservoir filling to help prevent unnecessary political tension later on.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2020 15:00 UTC