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Browsing: Ethiopia Hydropower
Ethiopia rejected a proposal by Egypt to operate on the $4 billion hydropower dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile.
This rejection is further deepening the disputes between the two nations over the project being conducted by Ethiopia.
In a press conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia’s capital, Sileshi Beleke, minister for water, irrigation and energy described Egypt’s plan, which includes the volume of water it wants the dam to release annually as “inappropriate”
He further said that the proposal from Egypt was unilaterally decided and did not consider their previous agreements.
“We can’t agree with this…we will prepare our counter-proposal.”
In 2011, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was announced, it is designed to be the centrepiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s biggest power exporter, generating more than 6,000 megawatts.
The dam has been the center of disagreements between Ethiopia and Egypt as the two countries disagree over the …