This massive project, completed in 2023, has become a major source of tension between several African nations.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the first power generation ceremony at the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia [File: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP] ...

Abdelatty reinforced the political stakes last week, calling water security an “existential” matter for Egypt’s population of ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been completed, marking what Ethiopian officials describe as a generational victory. The project, which took 14 years to finish, demonstrates the country ...

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 ...

CAIRO — Ethiopia claimed Monday that its recently inaugurated dam has helped lessen floods that have hit Sudan, as speculation rose over whether it has actually caused the deluges. Sudan on Saturday ...

The completion and operational launch of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as a powerful political, diplomatic, and economic signal from Ethiopia to Africa and the global community," ...

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 ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) can be a source for cooperation between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. “I would like to reassure the ...

Ethiopia will start generating power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in June 2021, Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation, and Energy Seleshi Bekele said on Thursday during an online ...