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Top 14 ongoing mega construction projects in Africa
December 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Top 14 ongoing mega construction projects in Africa

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(Ethiopia). The approximately US$4.8bn project has been under construction since 2011. It is in the Benishangul-Gumuz…

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Opinion: Future of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after
December 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Opinion: Future of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after

Opinion: Future of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after setback. By: Dr. Abbas Mohamed Sharaki. Thu, Dec. 21, 2017. * This article was originally published…

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Ethiopia to add 1,000 MW capacity with two new geothermal
December 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia to add 1,000 MW capacity with two new geothermal

Its mega hydropower project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile River, is 63 percent complete, according to the Ministry of Water…

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Egypt Girds Itself for a Loss of Power Over the Nile
December 18, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt Girds Itself for a Loss of Power Over the Nile

Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile near the Sudanese-Ethiopian border is tentatively scheduled to end in late 2018.

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Egypt parliament majority welcomes Ethiopian PM's visit
December 17, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt parliament majority welcomes Ethiopian PM's visit

The coalition considered it an opportunity to improve relations between Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, while some…

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Egypt: Current Ethio-Egypt Relations in Light of GERD
December 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt: Current Ethio-Egypt Relations in Light of GERD

The Sudan has been cooperating with Ethiopia for the past six years for the realization of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. In all the discussions held so…

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Egypt establishes desalination plant in Hurghada
December 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt establishes desalination plant in Hurghada

Egypt may face great water shortages after the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the Nile basin, which will limit the amount of Nile…

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Bau des größten Staudamms in Afrika - der Kampf um das
December 13, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Bau des größten Staudamms in Afrika - der Kampf um das

Für das Land ist der Bau des Großen Staudamms der Äthiopischen Wiedergeburt (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD) ein beispielloses Unterfangen.

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No Egyptian banks investing in Ethiopia's dam: CBE
December 11, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

No Egyptian banks investing in Ethiopia's dam: CBE

reports that Egyptian banks and other banks operating in the local market are financing the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Ethiopia to harness the power of the Nile for energy
December 11, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia to harness the power of the Nile for energy

Ethiopia is adamant it will not be strong-armed by the US in talks to end the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute. As the US swings from observer to…

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Ethiopia: rebirth through dam
December 11, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: rebirth through dam

Artikel zum Thema. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam verhandeln. Ägypten fürchtet um seine Wasserversorgung. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…

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CBE Governor negates Ethiopian Dam funding by banks in
December 10, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

CBE Governor negates Ethiopian Dam funding by banks in

The guidelines were indicated in a report prepared by a technical committee on the effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile Basin States…

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Who rules the Nile?
December 9, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Who rules the Nile?

Für das Land ist der Bau des Großen Staudamms der Äthiopischen Wiedergeburt (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD) ein beispielloses Unterfangen.

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Kampf um den Nil: Bau von Staudamm sorgt für Spannungen
December 7, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Kampf um den Nil: Bau von Staudamm sorgt für Spannungen

Für das Land ist der Bau des Großen Staudamms der Äthiopischen Wiedergeburt (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD) ein beispielloses Unterfangen.

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Egyptian water minister: Nile is vital to us, but we cannot stop
December 6, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egyptian water minister: Nile is vital to us, but we cannot stop

on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with Ethiopia and Sudan, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati has said.

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Stopping the Nile: new dam for Ethiopia
December 5, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Stopping the Nile: new dam for Ethiopia

Expected to be finished in the next few months, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) aims to utilise the power of the Blue Nile – which provides as…

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Why geopolitics is finding a place on the business school map
December 3, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Why geopolitics is finding a place on the business school map

One team assignment involved investigating disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the River Nile, which flows through several countries.

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Äthiopien: Der Dammbau zu Gibe - [GEO]
December 2, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Äthiopien: Der Dammbau zu Gibe - [GEO]

Übertrumpft wird der Bau trotzdem, von einem anderen Staudamm-Vorhaben: Die Turbinen des Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, der im Westen nahe der…

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Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Briefs Businessmen, Politicians
December 1, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Briefs Businessmen, Politicians

of mutual concern, including ways to reinforce the relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia and the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Egypt creating African lobby group against Ethiopia dam
November 29, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt creating African lobby group against Ethiopia dam

Egypt won’t waive its water rights, the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry said yesterday, referring to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Speaking at…

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The Renaissance dam, source of new tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia
November 28, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The Renaissance dam, source of new tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia

de la Grande Renaissance Ethiopienne (GERD pour Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) dont la construction sur le cours du Nil Bleu a commencé en 2013.

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Arab League “extreme concern” over Ethiopia's Nile dam - News
November 27, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Arab League “extreme concern” over Ethiopia's Nile dam - News

extreme concern” talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which it is building on the Blue Nile.

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Ethiopia won't stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister
November 26, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia won't stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister

country will not stop constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) despite Egypt’s protestations, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported.

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Ethiopia denies receiving funding from Qatar to build
November 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia denies receiving funding from Qatar to build

On Thursday, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Meles Alem defended the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, she said that Addis Ababa does not…

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Ethiopia denies Qatar funding, 'doesn't need permission' for
November 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia denies Qatar funding, 'doesn't need permission' for

country “doesn’t need to get permission from any other country” to move forward with the USD $4.8 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project.

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Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt's future strategy
November 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt's future strategy

regarding the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has stirred massive controversy in the Egyptian press and in government circles.

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Khartoum: The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam serves the interests of Sudan
November 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Khartoum: The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam serves the interests of Sudan

إلا بموافقتهافهل وصلت المفاوضات بشأن السد لطريق مسدود وهل سيتسبب في شرخ بين دول النيل؟ Äthiopien | Nil-Staudamm Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…

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The Egyptian problem: Water supply is in danger
November 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The Egyptian problem: Water supply is in danger

וכאן הסיפור קיבל תפנית דרמטית – בשנת 2013 הכריזה אתיופיה על כריית סכר חדש ‘סכר הרנסנס’ (התחייה) או בקיצור, GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam). עלות הסכר…

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No one can touch Egypt's share of Nile waters: Sisi
November 18, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

No one can touch Egypt's share of Nile waters: Sisi

Sisi was addressing the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Ethiopia has been constructing since 2011 over the Blue Nile, one of…

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Egypt is Building World's Largest Seawater Desalination Plant
November 17, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt is Building World's Largest Seawater Desalination Plant

Egypt’s water security is further threatened by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project currently being built and which Egyptian authorities warn may…

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Qatar funds Ethiopia's dam to escalate crisis with Egypt
November 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Qatar funds Ethiopia's dam to escalate crisis with Egypt

National Committee meeting in Cairo failed to approve the initial studies’ report on the regional impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Ethiopian attempt to begin filling Renaissance Dam may
November 13, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopian attempt to begin filling Renaissance Dam may

Egypt on filling the reservoir and generating power within a few months on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which will be the largest in Africa…

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Water is Scarce in Egypt; So Are Research Funds
November 10, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Water is Scarce in Egypt; So Are Research Funds

Egypt’s concerns over its water resources have increased since 2011, when Ethiopia began building its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile…

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Nile Dynamics
November 7, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Nile Dynamics

As of July 2017, Ethiopia commenced filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir on the Nile River. The GERD is the African continent’s…

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Grand Renaissance, le méga-barrage éthiopien qui fait peur à
November 3, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Grand Renaissance, le méga-barrage éthiopien qui fait peur à

travaux Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD. La déviation du Nil bleu. « Pour construire le barrage, le lit naturel doit être asséché » affirme à ce propos…

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How River Nile Is Powering 10 Nations
November 2, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

How River Nile Is Powering 10 Nations

Ethiopia is currently building the over 6,400MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) around the Blue Nile to generate more power for its nationals and…

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A miracle economy in Africa - Ethiopia's success story - USA
October 27, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

A miracle economy in Africa - Ethiopia's success story - USA

The country stretched to self-finance the $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. The officials say that Ethiopia welcomes private…

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Volcanic Nile flooding - News - Nature Middle East
October 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Volcanic Nile flooding - News - Nature Middle East

For example, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is expected to dramatically alter hydro-politics in the region, will be affected. However, the researchers…

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One of the largest facilities in Africa is built on the Nile
October 23, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

One of the largest facilities in Africa is built on the Nile

A Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam név jól kifejezi a Kék-Níluson, jelenleg is kivitelezés alatti projekt nagyságát. A héten a három együttműködő ország…

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Hydro-economics: Egypt, Ethiopia and the Nile
October 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Hydro-economics: Egypt, Ethiopia and the Nile

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 60 percent complete and has yet to go into operation. The $4.8bn megaproject near the Sudanese border…

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Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam 62 pct complete - Xinhua
October 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam 62 pct complete - Xinhua

government on Friday disclosed that the construction of its 6,450 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 62 percent completion rate.

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Etiopia, Sudan ed Egitto discutono ancora della diga sul Nilo
October 20, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Etiopia, Sudan ed Egitto discutono ancora della diga sul Nilo

della Grande Rinascita dell’Etiopia (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Gerd), che non proseguono al ritmo desiderato. Il ministro dell’irrigazione egiziano…

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Ethiopia, Sudan agree on benefits of mega dam project
October 18, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia, Sudan agree on benefits of mega dam project

Coordination of Public Participation on the Construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), said the dam, which is being built in western Ethiopia…

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Volcanic eruptions linked to social unrest in Ancient Egypt
October 17, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Volcanic eruptions linked to social unrest in Ancient Egypt

Currently, Ethiopia is in the middle of building a humongous dam called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile. Tensions are…

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I, PROUD ETHIOPIAN: My Reply to the T-TPLF Birthers Doubting My Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness)
October 16, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

I, PROUD ETHIOPIAN: My Reply to the T-TPLF Birthers Doubting My Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness)

He had the temerity to call the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam a “White Elephant” and a “wasteful vanity” project. No matter who laid the…

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Explorer to paddleboard down The Blue Nile
October 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Explorer to paddleboard down The Blue Nile

pair will shoot a documentary called The Last Descent, a film showcasing the river’s final weeks before the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is completed.

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Ethiopia: In-Depth Analysis - Past Agreements On the Nile in
October 11, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: In-Depth Analysis - Past Agreements On the Nile in

It also has already established an international panel of experts to see the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the biggest hydroelectric project in…

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Death of the Nile
October 10, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Death of the Nile

Of all these hot-button issues, it is the dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – that has really stoked the region’s hopes and fears. At a little over…

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Äthiopischer Riesenstaudamm - Ägypten fürchtet biblische Dürre
October 3, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Äthiopischer Riesenstaudamm - Ägypten fürchtet biblische Dürre

Der „Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam“, auf Deutsch etwa „Großer Damm der äthiopischen Wiedergeburt“, ist ein Megaprojekt am Blauen Nil, der sich später…

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Death of the Nile: Egypt fears Ethiopian dam will cut into its water supply
October 2, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Death of the Nile: Egypt fears Ethiopian dam will cut into its water supply

Ethiopia is finalizing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its first major dam on the Blue Nile, and then will eventually start filling the giant…

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Turkish textiles firm hand in hand with Ethiopian staff
September 28, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Turkish textiles firm hand in hand with Ethiopian staff

“We have also been the first foreign company to give $2 million in support of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” he said referring to a mega construction of…

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ITALY THAT BUILDS (ABROAD)
September 28, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

ITALY THAT BUILDS (ABROAD)

è impegnata in opere in tutto il mondo: dall’ampliamento del Canale di Panama alla grande diga in Etiopia nell’ambito del Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…

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South Sudan's Ongoing Civil War Tests Ethiopia's Foreign Policy
September 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

South Sudan's Ongoing Civil War Tests Ethiopia's Foreign Policy

Lyons: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, is expected to be the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa when completed. The dam is under construction…

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Ethiopia: Reducing Power Outage!
September 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Reducing Power Outage!

There are also several ongoing projects, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which would significantly improve the nation’s installed power…

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A diplomatic shake up with a taste of security
September 12, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

A diplomatic shake up with a taste of security

pushing forward with the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, despite Egypt’s objections. A diplomat, who spoke to Mada Masr on condition…

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Egypt and Controlling the Nile - From Mythologies to Real
September 7, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt and Controlling the Nile - From Mythologies to Real

Therefore, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is regarded as an Arab Gulf issue and not just a purely Egyptian affair. 3. Challenge to Egyptian…

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Ethiopia's large dam flooding worries Egypt
September 5, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's large dam flooding worries Egypt

Visite du Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, construit sur le Nil bleu (nord-ouest de l’Ethiopie), en 2015. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu/ Anadolu Agency/ AFP).

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Ethiopia collects public funding for mega dam construction
August 30, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia collects public funding for mega dam construction

Named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located in western Ethiopia, 40 km from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, it is the largest hydro project in Africa.

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Sudan warns of massive floods as Nile rises to record levels
August 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Sudan warns of massive floods as Nile rises to record levels

for international mediation, reports Reuters. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to… October 6, 2019. In “Africa”…

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Nuts and Bolts of the Controversial Grand Renaissance Dam
August 18, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Nuts and Bolts of the Controversial Grand Renaissance Dam

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Photo credit: All Africa. The only thing remaining now, before the filling can commence, is the impact assessment report from…

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Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam 60 pct completed - Xinhua
August 8, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam 60 pct completed - Xinhua

7 (Xinhua) — The Ethiopian government on Monday disclosed that the construction of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 60 percent…

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Egypt urges Ethiopia to 'honour commitments' on dam
August 3, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt urges Ethiopia to 'honour commitments' on dam

the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, local media reported yesterday. The meeting is set to be attended by the US Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin,…

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How climate change might affect the Nile
August 3, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

How climate change might affect the Nile

But the project under construction is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is more than halfway complete. And the water is why it is so controversial.

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ISS Today: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam a threat to downstream Nile states, including Egypt
July 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

ISS Today: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam a threat to downstream Nile states, including Egypt

ISS Today: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam a threat to downstream Nile states, including Egypt. By ISS Today• 25 July 2017…

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Downstream costs of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
July 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Downstream costs of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

The government of Ethiopia is currently constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Once complete, the GERD will be the largest hydropower…

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Botswana coal mine construction stalls over compensation
July 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Botswana coal mine construction stalls over compensation

Previous articleDownstream costs of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Next articleAcacia Mining slapped with huge tax bill as shares tumble · CCE NEWS…

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Roger Hanson: Dams and the water conflicts they could bring
July 20, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Roger Hanson: Dams and the water conflicts they could bring

Scheduled for completion this year is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile about 15kms from the Sudanese border. The reservoir behind the…

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Egypt faces water insecurity as Ethiopian mega-dam rumours
July 18, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt faces water insecurity as Ethiopian mega-dam rumours

In fact, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is only half way to completion. Widely circulated satellite photos showing a lake behind the dam have sparked…

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Renaissance Dam: Need for political intervention as technical
July 15, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Renaissance Dam: Need for political intervention as technical

Intense activity by several official Egyptian actors is underway as Ethiopia begins to pool water at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir site, which…

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How Egypt Is Slowly Losing Its Hold Over the Nile River
July 7, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

How Egypt Is Slowly Losing Its Hold Over the Nile River

That position inspired Egypt’s initial opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is scheduled to open along the Blue Nile at some point in the…

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Tanzania to build controversial Stieglers Gorge dam “come rain, come sun” - News
July 4, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Tanzania to build controversial Stieglers Gorge dam “come rain, come sun” - News

hydropower schemes after undertaking ambitious projects like the 6GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is presently nearing completion. Ethiopia…

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The Rehabilitation of Africa's Most Isolated Dictatorship
June 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The Rehabilitation of Africa's Most Isolated Dictatorship

Addis Ababa accuses Cairo of working with Eritrea to support armed groups that have attempted to sabotage the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

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Former President Mubarak considered using Tu-160 to
June 20, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Former President Mubarak considered using Tu-160 to

President’], featured statements from Mubarak on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ‘GERD’. Mubarak relinquished power in 2011 following the 25 January…

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Lessons From International Water Sharing Agreements for Dealing With Climate Change
June 19, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Lessons From International Water Sharing Agreements for Dealing With Climate Change

Nile Basin is an interesting case because Addis Ababa has already moved forward on building the large and disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Why 'hydro-politics' will shape the 21st Century
June 16, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Why 'hydro-politics' will shape the 21st Century

In 2015, Egypt and Ethiopia put enough differences aside to construct the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the river, which is Africa’s largest dam and is…

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Nile 2050: A billion people at risk from floods and droughts
June 15, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Nile 2050: A billion people at risk from floods and droughts

Africa’s largest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, is now being built near the border between Ethiopia and Sudan. The Grand Renaissance…

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Eritrea denies targeting Ethiopia's Nile dam with Egypt
May 28, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Eritrea denies targeting Ethiopia's Nile dam with Egypt

Although construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is seen by Ethiopians as having a vital role in transforming the country’s economy and…

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Ethiopia: Regional powerhouse
May 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Regional powerhouse

Another key hydropower project is the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is due to be completed later this year. The brainchild of…

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Eritrea Denies Targeting Ethiopia Dam as Egyptian Ties Deepen
May 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Eritrea Denies Targeting Ethiopia Dam as Egyptian Ties Deepen

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Reservoir. Advertisement. By Samuel Gebre. Bloomberg – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki denied his country’s deepening…

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Behind the curtains of the Foreign Ministry: Security
May 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Behind the curtains of the Foreign Ministry: Security

to be key in managing the country’s share of the Nile basin water, a share that is now threatened by the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Renaissance Dam: Hope For Ethiopia, Concern For Egypt And Tensions For The Region
May 22, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Renaissance Dam: Hope For Ethiopia, Concern For Egypt And Tensions For The Region

La construction du Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (DERD), sur le Nil Bleu, un des principaux affluent du Nil, qui constitue la sève nourricière de l’Egypte…

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The environmental disaster that will shock the Middle East?
May 21, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The environmental disaster that will shock the Middle East?

“סכר התקומה האתיופי הגדול” Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam)), אמור לייצר 6,000 מגה-ווט של חשמל לאזרחי אתיופיה, שנכון להיום לרובם (כ-75 אחוז) אין כלל גישה לחשמל.

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TPP demise helps propel fabric mills to Ethiopia
May 8, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

TPP demise helps propel fabric mills to Ethiopia

Two projects underway, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), will more than triple Ethiopia’s current generating capacity, and rank among…

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WATER: A new dam on the Nile reveals threats from warming
May 5, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

WATER: A new dam on the Nile reveals threats from warming

In the case of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the government has stated that it will be used only to generate hydropower — not the most worrying…

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Egypt denies making visa changes for Sudanese citizens
May 5, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt denies making visa changes for Sudanese citizens

Nile have reached a deadlock, and it called for international mediation, reports Reuters. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011…

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Ethiopia: Exporting Energy - Exemplary Move to Socio
May 4, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Exporting Energy - Exemplary Move to Socio

Among other things, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will, not only, raise nation’s power-generating capacity, it will also allow the people to meet our…

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Rainfall extremes to become the Nile's new normal
May 2, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Rainfall extremes to become the Nile's new normal

to be made more complex by the construction of Africa’s largest reservoir, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near the border with Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Conflicts over Africa's largest hydropower plant
April 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Conflicts over Africa's largest hydropower plant

Das Prunkstück dieser Agenda steht mit dem Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kurz vor der Vollendung. Die Talsperre in der westäthiopischen…

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The Nile is becoming even more erratic
April 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The Nile is becoming even more erratic

het beheer van bestaande stuwdammen zoals de Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, de grootste in Afrika die momenteel gebouwd wordt op de grens tussen…

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The Nile is becoming more unpredictable
April 25, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

The Nile is becoming more unpredictable

Ein Beispiel ist der zurzeit im Bau befindliche Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam am Blauen Nil: Schon jetzt herrscht zwischen Ägypten, dem Sudan und…

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Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam creates waves
April 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam creates waves

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Advertisement. By Gavin du Venage. By years’ end, one of the world’s largest dams will begin filling up, affecting the fate of…

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Climate change predicted to increase Nile flow variability
April 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Climate change predicted to increase Nile flow variability

including Africa’s largest, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now under construction near the Ethiopia-Sudan border. While there has been controversy…

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Ethiopia: Another T-TPLF White Elephant for Sale? – Al Mariam
April 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Another T-TPLF White Elephant for Sale? – Al Mariam

In that commentary, I argued that the so-called “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” (GERD) is actually a vanity make-believe project, just like all the other…

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Ethiopia: Messebo Bought 200 Trucks for 700 Million Birr
April 24, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Messebo Bought 200 Trucks for 700 Million Birr

Currently Messebo supplies a special cement for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Source: The Reporter. View the discussion thread.

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Ethiopia Premier League: Kedus Giorgis demolish Ethiopia
April 23, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia Premier League: Kedus Giorgis demolish Ethiopia

Wisconsin engineers contribute to Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam discussion. Load more. POPULAR POSTS. Videos- Oromo protest in Jima and Diredewa…

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Salini Impregilo JV signs $255m Saudi desal deal
April 19, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Salini Impregilo JV signs $255m Saudi desal deal

It recently worked on the Panama Canal expansion, as well as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Salini Impregilo has been involved on other public…

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Sudan criticises Egypt for UN vote
April 15, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Sudan criticises Egypt for UN vote

resolution for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute. In an official statement, the ministry described the Ethiopian foreign ministry’s comments…

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Ethiopia: Oversell of Abay River
April 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Oversell of Abay River

For the remainder, on the other hand, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a household name, talked and chattered and speculated about more often times…

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Ethiopia: 12000 MW - Continuation of Ethiopia's Energy
April 14, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: 12000 MW - Continuation of Ethiopia's Energy

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam launched in 2011 with massive mobilization of the people and government of Ethiopia has reached its construction to…

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Salini wins $300m refurb contract for Riyadh icon
April 13, 2017in News, Nile0by admin

Salini wins $300m refurb contract for Riyadh icon

Globally, it has recently worked on the Panama Canal expansion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia, the Cityringen metro in Copenhagen and…

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