When complete, the gerd will generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Egypt pulse ethiopia again rejects egypts vision for renaissance dam read in. Reflections on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on. Grand renaissance dam in deep water ethiopia observer. Perspectives on the declaration of principles regarding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam minga negash, seid hassan, mammo muchie and abu girma1 i. Perspectives on the declaration of principles of the grand.
After its completion, it will be the largest dam in africa and generate more power than any other dam on the african continent. The nile river nr is an international river shared by eleven riparian countries. Article summary after more than a year of stalled negotiations between egypt and ethiopia on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, egypts diplomatic moves at the regional and international levels seem to have led nowhere. Description for grand ethiopian renaissance dam ethiopia the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project is a majestic hydroelectric plant, which was born in the 60s from the imagination of giorgio pietrangeli, concerning a vast and farsighted plan to exploit the blue nile potential for hydroelectric purposes and improve management of this huge water resource. The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built on the blue nile, a transboundary river. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam in ethiopia is nearing. The grand ethiopian renassance dam is under construction. Ethiopia again rejects egypts vision for renaissance dam. As of the summer of 2017, the project is estimated to be 60% complete. It is the primary water resource and the life artery for its downstream countries such as egypt and sudan. The gtwernment of ethiopia coe is convinced that the gerop has huge benefit ta all the three riparian countries, namely egypt, ethiopia and sudan. Egyptian options narrow as nile dam nears operational capacity the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is the largest hydropower project in africa.
In 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion cubic meters bcm storage capacity and about 60 bcm live storage which will produce 6000 mw electric generation. The most important aspect of the new ethiopian internal scene is the cold conflict between ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed and the military institutions and companies, which directly reflected on the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, where abiy ahmed declared at a press conference late august 2019 that the gerd might not. Impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and. The blue nile contributes 86 percent of the water source into the nile river.
The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5. Modelbased optimization for operating the ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile river abbas m. May 25, 2017 this monograph enquires into the fairness dilemma in connection with the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in light of relevant colonialera nile treaties, post1990 nile framework instruments, and international watercourses law. Implications for transboundary water governance, discussion paper no. As part of this strategy, it is presently constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river, ignoring opposition from the downstream egypt. This article was published in the reference module in earth. Egypt wants a say in how quickly the dam fills and how much is released and when. Pdf agreement on declaration of principles on the grand. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is the largest hydropower project in africa. It is difficult, if not impossible, and timewasting to respond to each instances of.
No irrigation just hydropower the reservoir at 70 billion cubic meters will be one of the continents largest. Mar 01, 2019 isaiah 19 prophecy grand ethiopian renaissance dam shockcast shorts. Aug 04, 2016 preoccupied with thoughts of turning back aggression, egyptian national security policymakers can only offer a failed, unfocused response to the ethiopian governments decision to start building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerda project that would most likely affect egypts share and flow of nile waters, and thus constitute a. The project over the nile that makes neighborhood relations turbid abstract.
The anonymity afforded by pseudonyms favors excessive diatribe. Ethiopian officials claimed that egypt requested extending the filling period of the dam to 1221 years. The ethiopian government builds the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd that is a 6,000 mw hydropower project on the blue nile to fulfill the countrys energy needs. Hydropolitics surrounding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopia is on the cusp of completing a development milestone. The official stance of the sudanese government was in support of building the. In 2011, the ethiopian government started the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in ethiopia ipoe, 20. Understanding the impacts on ethiopia, sudan and egypt and. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp final report addis ababa. L argescale dam development provokes strong emotions because of costs and. Pdf impacts of grand ethiopian renaissance dam researchgate.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd project is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam 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. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa. Sharaky, hossam eliwa, and alaa kassem contents 1 introduction 2 material and methods 2. The diversion of the blue nile river through four new culverts is underway. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam, when completed, will reduce the capacity of the. The project, which was expected to be finalized in 2017, needed extra four years to be completed due to poor performance. In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. Sep 24, 2019 cairo egypt has initiated several international diplomatic moves expressing its deep concern about what it says is ethiopias stalling and failure to reach a comprehensive agreement on filling and operating the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, which it sees as a threat to its water supply this comes after a year and four months lull in negotiations, since ethiopian. Pdf forum papers are thoughtprovoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam 3 benefits 4 costs 4 201120 4 202015 4 discussion 4 conclusions 5 references 6 introduction the grand ethiopian renaissance dams ongoing construction has been the source of increased tensions between the countries of egypt and ethiopia related to nile river water resources control. Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. In ethiopia which is one of most important water sources of. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile.
The current tensions are also being exacerbated by what cairo sees as turkish meddling in the region. The gerds reservoir will be large enough to hold more than the volume of the entire blue nile, on which it is located. The current us administration which has led over four months of negotiation over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd has warned ethiopia that final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement with egypt and sudan. The dam is planned as a hydropower project with installed capacity of 6000 mw and estimated. Jul 14, 2014 due to open in 2017, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydroelectric power station. Ethiopian grand renaissance dam progress discussed in the.
With the largest area under cereal production in the nile basin, agricultural water withdrawal constitutes 97% of the total water withdrawal in the sudan. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. The topic that captivated so much emotions and interests among ethiopians of diaspora was the construction of the hydroelectric dam on the blue nile river, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Today the gerd is 40% finished and it is predicted to be completed in 2017 salini impregilo, 2015. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. Ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, which is under construction. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will not only be africas largest dam, but it is also essential for future cooperation and development in the nile river basin and east african region. Impacts of filling scenarios of gerds reservoir on egypts.
Thematic documents of the iii world water forum, comision nacional. Mindful of the rising demand of the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of sudan on their transboundary water resources, and cognizant of the significance of the river nile as the source of livelihood. The works for the new dam over the nile are 65% complete. In december, president recep tayyip erdogan of turkey. Now and then, we see biased articles regarding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Egypt and sudan have concerns on the impacts of the dam upon them. Impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on gezira groundwater, sudan abbas m.
Gerd grand ethiopian renaissance dam ghe greenhouse gas emissions ghg green house gas gis geographical information system gts global telecommunications system. Egypts water use efficiency is more than 85%, abdel aty tells parties in addis ababa. Who is financing ethiopias grand ethiopian renaissance dam. International significance the grand ethiopian renaissance dam generated international media coverage during. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. This dam will have many impacts on the water supply of downstream countries like egypt and sudan. The development of great ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is causing political escalation of tensions between ethiopia and egypt based on current issues and the expectations for requirements that must be met before the completion of the dam construction. A gap in resilience however, the wider system to sustain this new infrastructure needs to be strengthened at the same time as it is built. Videos from around the world aiga forum, an ethiopian forum. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, a critical component of addis ababas economic development strategy, will provide ample electricity for the countrys 100 million citizens. By ezana kebede march 29, 2015 background on the gerd.
At the construction site in the benishangul region of ethiopia near the sudanese border, some 8,500 workers are labouring tirelessly every day to build the gigantic grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. The aswan dam in egypt, completed in 1970, enables egypt to even out the water that reaches the land in the nile. The redoubled watershed management on ethiopian highlands will be necessitated by the need to reduce the rivers sediment load i. Ethiopia says trump got inaccurate information on nile dam. Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian. Modelbased optimization for operating the ethiopian. Despite egypts long hostility to the project, ethiopia will soon complete the dam, underscoring the shifting balance of power from cairo to the upstream states of sudan. Isaiah 19 prophecy grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopia, egypt, sudan, and eritrea tensions over grand. The dam will hold 74 x109m3 of water and will produce 5,570megawatt hour. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the future of the. Mohamed conten ts 1 introduction 2 problem statement 3 objectives 4 methodology 5 simulation model description 5. This book, after setting out basinlevel legal and policy successes and failures of managing and sharing nile waters, articulates the opportunities.
Egypt, which claims rights to most of the waters of the nile under. Background in 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion. The grand ethiopia renaissance dam gerd will give ethiopia an enormous incentive to mobilize unprecedented watershed management. Dadsong aenvironmental change institute, university of oxford, uk. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the blue nile. Jun 27, 2014 at the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. In the case of ethiopia and the grand ethiopian renaissance. The standoff between the nile riparian countries egypt, sudan and ethiopia over the mega dam project by the latter has taken a new twist. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd worcester polytechnic.
Final agreement on grand ethiopian renaissance dam to be signed by end of feb. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is being built along the nile in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, about 15 km east of the border with sudan. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. Jan 31, 2020 file in this june 28, 20 file photo, the blue nile river flows near the site of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam near assosa, ethiopia. It was initially called project x, then the millennium dam and finally grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Egypts options to counter ethiopias grand dam run dry. Responding to the crisis of the filling of the gerd. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, under construction 20 kilometres from the sudanese border since 2011 on the blue nile, was designed to generate 6000 megawatt mw 4in electricity. The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in ethiopia poses new opportunities and uncertainties on agricultural production in the sudan.
The financing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. Ethiopias nile dam project signals its intention to become. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011.
Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. He emphasized that the benefits that will accrue from the dam will by no means be restricted to ethiopia. It and several other large dams in ethiopia could turn the country. Construction of grand ethiopian renaissance dam at 66%.
Ethiopia could begin filling the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd at any time see map 1. How efficient is the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Ethiopia began the dam construction in 2011 and plans to complete it in 2020. The gibe iii hydropower dam on the omo river in southwestern ethiopia will eventually generate 1,870 megawatts of electricity. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam in ethiopia is nearing completion. Egypt adamantly protested while opinion in the sudan is divided. Office of the national council for the coordination of public participation to the construction of grand. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Dam, several of these factors were contributory to the project. Introduction on march 23, 2015, egypt, ethiopia and the sudan signed a declaration of principles on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam2 gerd. An opportunity for collaboration and shared benefits in the eastern nile basin an amicus brief to the riparian nations of ethiopia, sudan and egypt from the international, nonpartisan eastern nile working group convened at the massachusetts institute of technology on 14 november 2014. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541 m3s of annual water discharge. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just added archive links to one external link on grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. In the end, this is going to change the geopolitical balance of the region. The case study is the addition of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and considers how its operation may be coordinated with adaptations to the operations of egypts high aswan dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will facilitate flood protection in the lower areas, irrigation, sediment control and navigation. Ethiopia is building the largest hydropower dam in africa known as grand ethiopia renaissance damgerd on abay or the blue blue nile near the sudaneseethiopia border. Ethiopia began the dam construction in 2011 and plans to complete it. Report from conference at mit addresses potential effects of huge construction project. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz.
The project, known as the border dam, would have had an 85meterhigh dam, a reservoir just onefifth the size of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, and a. How has the grand ethiopian renaissance dam changed the legal. It is easy to see why egypt would want that control. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction. When it is completed it will generate 6000 mega watts of electricity.