As Ethiopia prepares to inaugurate the Abbay Dam, the country has reiterated its position that the Nile River is a shared natural resource that must be governed under a cooperative and equitable ...

The Abbay Dam, also known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stands as a landmark project for Ethiopia and the African continent at large.

Ethiopia possesses significant renewable energy potential, including hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal sources, with the capacity to generate over 60,000 MW of electric power.

Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of tension with Egypt and Sudan. Launched in 2011 with a $4bn (£2.9bn) budget, the dam is Africa's ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over ...

The dam, on the Blue Nile near the Sudan border, began producing power in 2022. The project is expected to ultimately produce over 6,000 megawatts of electricity, which is double Ethiopia’s ...

“We believe in shared progress, shared energy, and shared water,” he said. “Prosperity for one should mean prosperity for all.” Ethiopia and Egypt have been trying to find an agreement for years over ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Thursday the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is complete, a key step in a dispute with Egypt over water rights. Cairo opposes the project ...

Expected to generate over five gigawatts of electricity, the dam promises to transform Ethiopia's energy landscape. However, its construction has been mired in controversy, raising geopolitical ...

As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam nears completion, following years of delays and conflict over water security, Ethiopia is optimistic about what this means for the country’s energy sector ...

Ethiopia has the potential to generate more than 60,000 MW of electric power from hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal sources. It also has seven trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that his country’s controversial power dam on the Nile has been completed. Egypt has long opposed the dam because of concerns it would deplete its share ...