Ethiopia Completes Grand Renaissance Dam on Nile, Fueling Regional Water Tensions
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has announced the formal completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a colossal hydroelectric project situated on the Nile river. The monumental undertaking, which began construction in 2011 with an estimated budget of $4 billion, represents Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam and is seen by Addis Ababa as pivotal to…