LATEST ACTUAL STAGE:
S4B: Construction (2022)PROJECT LOCATION
EthiopiaPROJECT INSTITUTION:
Ethiopian Electricity Power CooperationBENEFICARY COUNTRIES
Egypt Ethiopia SudanPROJECT DIMENSIONS:
Annual Hydroelectric Production: 70 GWh Total Installed Capacity: 6000 MWSTARTING_DATE:
COMPLETION_DATE:
PREPARATION COST:
0.00 million USDCAPEX COST:
0.00 million USDPROJECT STAGE:
S4B: Construction
PROJECT FEATURED IN:
Construction of the Grand Ethiopean Renaissance Dam (GERD) with a 6000 MW hydropower facility on the Blue Nile river in the Benshangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD ) formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as Hidase Dam, is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia currently under construction. It is in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 40 km east of the border with Sudan. At 6,000 MW, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the 8th largest in the world. The reservoir at 72 billion cubic meters will be one of the continent's largest. According to the Ethiopian government, as of June 2017, the Dam is 60% complete.
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern Africa Power Pool
Ethiopian Electricity Power Cooperation
Nile Basin Initiative
Inter Governmental Authority on Development
Mr. Snowden Mmadi -SnowdenM@nepad.org