Ethiopia joined the ranks of large dam builders in 2011 when it launched construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile.
Month: August 2016
Poor water management threatens Ethiopia's decade of growth
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam currently under construction is meant to provide transformative energy to the region. However, hydropower engineers at…
Calming the Waters: Why We Need to Better Integrate Climate and Water Policy
Recently, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has caused a major dispute with downstream Egypt which fears the dam will affect water…
In Ethiopia the largest super dam in Aswan
La diga nascente, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, è faraonica, diventerà la più grande d’Africa, surclassando quella famosa di Assuan in Egitto, e creerà in…
Ethiopia: GERD Lottery Winners Receive Prizes
By Tewodros Kassa. The Office of National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation for the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
How Renewable Energy is Changing the Data Center Market
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, in December. SAP Targets IT Contracts in Ethiopia to Drive Africa Revenue. Mar 04…
GERD Dam construction going full steam while Egypt-Ethiopia talks stall
Ethiopia is seeking rapprochement with Egypt through the media after years of rising apprehension over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam of the Blue Nile…
Ethiopia's ethnic groups are unifying to protest against the government
projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. At the same time, the government clamped down on press freedom, and curtailed civil and political rights…