Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. Ethiopia to start storing water from grand renaissance dam middle east monitor sept 29, 2017 ethiopia will start storing water from the grand renaissance. Ethiopia is yet to officially announce when it will. The development of great ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is causing political escalation of tensions between ethiopia and egypt based on current issues and the expectations for requirements that must be met before the completion of the dam construction. Grand ethiopia renaissance dam gerd ethiopia wont be forced by us on dam, foreign minister says. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year. According to a government official, the dam has hit th opinion. The argument over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam.
Free current affairs pdf download, free current affairs. The site of the dam was identified when the us bureau of reclamation first made a survey of the blue nile river between 1956 to 1964. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. Due to open in 2017, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydroelectric power station. Now and then, we see biased articles regarding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5. Five sticking key issues into 2016 though egypt, sudan and ethiopia said on tuesday they have reached a new consensus over the dam, the issue is still expected to be a.
It was officiated as the grand ethiopian millennium dam on april 2, the projects inauguration ceremony. It will generate more than 5250 megawatts of power. Id 202 grand ethiopian renaissance dam break scenario and expected effects over the archaeological s by eo open science. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is located in the benishangul gumuz region of ethiopia, on the blue nile river. The reservoir of the dam will be twice as large as lake tana. Hydrological and environmental impacts of grand renaissance dam on the nile river pdf. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. Ethiopia will start storing water from the grand renaissance dam in a reservoir next year, egypts water resources and irrigation minister mohamed abdelati said today according to the staterun middle east news agency mena. Location l formerly called as project x then known as the millennium dam then it renamed to grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The renaissance dam which we are constructing by joining hands together is among the list of mega projects in africa and the world, becoming a source of our national pride, the ethiopian.
Project manager semegnew bekele no longer wants to answer the question on whether ethiopias most ambitious project will be completed. French firm picked to study ethiopias mega dam as uneasy truce holds. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border. The dispute begins in ethiopias attempt to regain control of its contributory river, the blue nile, by building the grand ethiopian renaissance. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd filling scenarios. Later renamed grand ethiopian hidase dam or grand ethiopian renaissance dam, by the council of ministers on april 20. Development of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction by videonews. The case study is the addition of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and considers how its operation may be coordinated with adaptations to the operations of egypts high aswan dam.
Who is financing ethiopias grand ethiopian renaissance dam. This dam is newly being built on the blue nile, a transboundary river, and. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world. The government of ethiopia has undertaken the implementation of the 6,000 mw grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerd located on the blue nile just upstream of the ethiopiansudan border. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam was expected to be about 5,840 feet long and 475 feet. Design of grand ethiopian renaissance rcc main dam. Ethiopia may be one step closer to realizing its dream of finishing construction on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The ethiopian electric power company eep is the employer, saliniimpregilo spa the epc contractor and studio pietrangeli srl the designer. Pdf in the pursuit of economic development, ethiopia has prioritized.
Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in electricity power shortage based on the world. It is africas biggest dam project and will have lasting impacts on its longest river nile. Ethiopia, the blue nile river upstream country in north africa, faces an increasing population. Ethiopia announced in april 2011 that it intends to build four large dams on the nile, including one of the largest in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as project x or the grand millennium dam. Equally, its special importance emanates from the enormous symbolic value it holds. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam archives horn affairs. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. Filling the reservoir which could take 3 to 5 years will drastically affect the downstream nations agriculture, electricity and water supply. Construction workers are seen in a section of ethiopias grand renaissance dam in benishangul gumuz region, guba woreda, ethiopia, march 31, 2015. Ethiopias nile dam project signals its intention to.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, formerly know as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to. Updated facts grand ethiopian renaissance dam horn. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. Description for grand ethiopian renaissance dam ethiopia the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project is a majestic hydroelectric plant, which was born in the 60s from the imagination of giorgio pietrangeli, concerning a vast and farsighted plan to exploit the blue nile potential for hydroelectric purposes and improve management of this huge water resource. Perspectives of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd yohannes yihdego.
Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. Ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, which is under construction. Ethiopia to start storing water from grand renaissance dam read online for free. It and several other large dams in ethiopia could turn the country into africas hydropower hub.
Egyptian foreign minister sameh shoukry, in an interview with egypts elhayat tv, downplayed the egyptian medias propaganda. This article quantifies major benefits the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt. In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. Ethiopia has a right to use the nile for generating electricity and irrigation. Egypt and ethiopia may be forced to fight a water war the two groups fighting over the right waters are as follows. Africanglobe a tripartite treaty agreement between ethiopia, sudan and egypt has been signed in khartoum for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, sparking the launch of a water resources modeling study and a hydropower simulation assessment the 11 month study, which will start in november and. Before discussing the benefits, the article gives a general technical overview of the gerdp. Support grand ethiopian renaissance dam home facebook. Technical studies finally to go ahead on ethiopias controversial nile dam.
Trt world and agencies it is not a question anymore its a reality. This huge dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia, near the sudan border, and create a reservoir that is nearly twice as large. In line with his attempt to portray the project as irresponsible and catastrophic, haydar makes a misleading claim that. By gavin du venage by years end, one of the worlds largest dams will begin filling up, affecting the fate of millions of people as it does so. Ethiopia is on the cusp of completing a development milestone. Ethiopia and eritrea trade accusations over grand dam attack. The hydroelectric dam is being built on the nile northflowing river in africa, in the lowlands of ethiopia. A general view of ethiopias grand renaissance dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the river nile in benishangul gumuz region, guba woreda, in ethiopia march 31, 2015. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam has become a reality.
The ethiopian government has asserted that countries downstream of the dam would not be adversely affected by its construction. When it is completed it will generate 6000 mega watts of electricity. Implications for downstream riparian countries article pdf available in journal of water resources planning and management 1419. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is located 700 km northeast of the ethiopian capital of addis abeba, in the benishangul gumaz region, along the blue nile river. Impact and benefit study of grand ethiopian renaissance. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile wossenu.
After its completion, it will be the largest dam in africa and generate more power than any other dam on the african continent. The renaissance dams reservoir will hold back nearly one and a half times the average annual flow of the blue nile. In the vocabulary of african politics, zerosum game politics and associated terms such as spoils politics, patronage, rentseeking and clientele politics are prominent. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa.
Popular videos grand ethiopian renaissance dam youtube. At the construction site in the benishangul region of ethiopia near the sudanese border, some 8,500 workers are labouring tirelessly every day to build the gigantic grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd free current affairs. Map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia.
The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. The gerd has an active storage capacity of 60,000 million m 3 million cubic meter which is greater than the yearly average flow of 48,770 mm 3. Ethiopia to start storing water from grand renaissance dam. Ethiopia is proceeding undeterred with construction of the grand renaissance dam regardless of warnings that this could stifle its economic growth. Our grand ethiopian renaissance dam has become the leading project to ensure ethiopias vision of becoming the centre for the renewable energy in. The case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be evaluated to. Construction of the new naga hammadi barrage was completed in the spring of 2008. Wpt university place ethiopia s grand dam plan duration. Future of grand ethiopian renaissance dam after setback.