The Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Kifle Horo, said that the dam built on the River Nile needs extra four years to be completed in 2022. The GERD, formerly known as the Millennium Dam, is under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile River. In late August, employees and workers of the project staged a strike for five days, demanding a raise in their wages. Horo was appointed as a project manager of the Ethiopian biggest and ambitious project, succeeding the former manager, Simegnew Bekele, who was found killed in the Ethiopian capital in July. The GERD set to become Africa’s largest hydro power dam with a capacity of 6,450 MW upon its completion.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 16, 2018 07:07 UTC