{"id":342111,"date":"2025-07-05T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T14:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=342111"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T14:12:16","slug":"grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-gerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-gerd\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Ethiopia&#8217;s Prime Minister said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is complete and will be officially inaugurated soon.<\/p>\n<h2>About Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342119\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-342119\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-DW.png?resize=495%2C279&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-DW.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-DW.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-DW.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-DW.png?w=1048&amp;ssl=1 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>gravity dam<\/strong> built on the <strong>Blue Nile River<\/strong> in <strong>Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia<\/strong>, near the <strong>border with Sudan<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Blue Nile<\/strong> is a major <strong>tributary of the Nile River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It originates from <strong>Lake Tana in Ethiopia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It was formerly known as the <strong>Millennium Dam<\/strong> and sometimes referred to as the <strong>Hidase Dam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The project to build it was started in <strong>2011.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Largest in Africa:<\/strong> It is considered <strong>Africa&#8217;s largest hydroelectric project<\/strong> stretching 1.8 km wide and 145 metres (475 feet) high.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity:<\/strong> At full capacity, the huge dam can hold as much as <strong>74 billion cubic metres of water<\/strong> and could generate more than <strong>5,000 megawatts of power<\/strong> &#8212; more than <strong>double Ethiopia&#8217;s current output.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Issue:<\/strong> It has been a source of <strong>tensions<\/strong> with <strong>downstream nations Egypt and Sudan<\/strong> who worry, it will affect their <strong>water supply<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egypt<\/strong> relies on the <strong>Nile for 97 percent of its water needs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ethiopia&#8217;s Prime Minister said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is complete and will be officially inaugurated soon. About Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) It is a gravity dam built on the Blue Nile River in Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, near the border with Sudan. 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