The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is operating at no more than 50 percent of its maximum power generation capacity, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, as the $5bn project continues to sow dismay with ...

Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project is due to be inaugurated in September – and it is already a point of pride for the prime minister, who is touting more big schemes. Nearly half of Ethiopians ...

On September 11, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially opened the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $5 billion megaproject that has been under construction since 2011. Operations ...

July 17, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation on Friday blamed a “temporary drop” in Nile water levels on reduced discharge from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Water releases from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile following its Sept. 9 inauguration. The $5-billion project is Africa’s largest hydropower facility. September 9, 2025 Ethiopia ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. Yet the advent of GERD could also not have been possible without ...

The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile tributary has been poisoning the atmosphere between Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum for more than 10 years. The situation has ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on September 9, which was, to all intents and purposes, an epochal event. Built across the Nile, it is the largest hydroelectric dam in ...