Ethiopian policy and management of the renaissance file. Close to the border with sudan, ethiopia is currently building the largest hydroelectric. It is clear that recent developments in the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd file are witnessing an escalation of the conflict in hydropolitical interactions between the egyptian and ethiopian sides. Time to shift gears for egyptian pundits aiga forum. The renaissance dam which we are constructing by joining hands together is among the list of mega projects in africa and the world, becoming a source of our national pride, the ethiopian. Impact of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and. Environmental impacts of grand renaissance dam on the nile river pdf. Management scenarios of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and their impacts under recent and future climates. I also found the original govt announcement and placed that source in there along with info about the name changes, from your additions at hidase dam. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd filling scenarios.
The project is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital addis ababa, in the region of benishangul gumaz along the blue nile. The eventual site for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was identified by the united states bureau of reclamation during a blue nile survey conducted between 1956 and 1964. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and the potential. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and. It uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. A general view of ethiopias grand renaissance dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the river nile in benishangul gumuz region, guba woreda, in ethiopia march 31, 2015. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd constitutes a real crisis for the egyptian regime, where ethiopia several times blamed egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between sudan, egypt and ethiopia on. 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. The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in ethiopia poses new opportunities and uncertainties on agricultural production in. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa.
According to a government official, the dam has hit th opinion. Okay, i put in a request to move it to grand ethiopian renaissance dam per the sources. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. This huge dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia, near the sudan border, and create a reservoir that is nearly twice as large as lake tana. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built on. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam has become a reality. Concerned ethiopian canadians in ottawa april 6, 2020. Once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa. Adama ii and the grand ethiopian renaissance dam are under construction. Pdf agreement on declaration of principles on the grand.
Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. 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. Dam projects and ethiopias counterhegemony in the nile basin. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam. 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 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017.
But hard negotiations on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam are only beginning. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year. 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. Although the ethiopian government had turned down an egyptian proposal to participate in the financing and management of the dam on the grounds that the. The dam is planned as a hydropower project with installed capacity of 6000 mw and estimated. We also wish you a speedy recovery from the covid19 epidemic that is taking a toll on your people.
The ethiopian government surveyed the site in october 2009 and august 2010. In 2011, the ethiopian government started the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in ethiopia ipoe, 20. This kind of media hype has been observed now and then for the past two years since ethiopia. Pdf ethiopia has begun seriously developing their significant hydropower potential by launching construction of the grand ethiopian. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in. Located about 20 miles from the sudan border, gerd is projected to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity for both domestic use and for exportation. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the ethiopian. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. Initially dubbed project x, on the 201011 annual plan document of the stateowned eepcoethiopia electric and power corporation. Construction of the new naga hammadi barrage was completed in the spring of 2008.
It was officiated as the grand ethiopian millennium dam on april 2, the projects inauguration ceremony later renamed grand ethiopian hidase dam or grand ethiopian renaissance dam, by the council of ministers on april 20. Effect of different scenarios of filling the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on river nile water levels and discharges downstream of aswan high dam, report, hydraulics research institute, elqanater, elkalubi, egypt. Ethiopia has a right to use the nile for generating electricity and irrigation. 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. Future of grand ethiopian renaissance dam after setback. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, by jennifer veilleux, 20. Ethiopia is making progress on the construction of its grand renaissance dam project on the nile river. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam fact sheet international. Ethiopias tributaries supply about 86% of the nr water.
Construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and its implications on egypt crisis management between egypt and ethiopia. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, formerly know as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam, is. Why technical discussions are needed for the grand. 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 grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. It and several other large dams in ethiopia could turn the country into africas hydropower hub. Support grand ethiopian renaissance dam home facebook.
Open letter to the people of egypt on grand ethiopian. Time to shift gears for egyptian pundits rahel alemu 1226 once again egypts scholars and media are beating of the drum of doom and disaster about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. Ethiopias determination to build a major new dam, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, for hydropower purposes has been the flashpoint of current conflicts in the eastern nile basin gebreluel, 2014. The paper questions the argument of the hydrohegemony framework that counterhegemonic mechanisms used by nonhegemons in transboundary rivers lead to a more equitable order of water and benefitsharing, using the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The design of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, also called millennium dam or hidase dam, was developed under a veil of secrecy 1 and without provide public information on the. 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. The site of the dam was identified when the us bureau of reclamation first made a survey of the blue nile river between 1956 to 1964.
Most experts, including the panel of experts that egypt helped. Today the gerd is 40% finished and it is predicted to be completed in 2017 salini impregilo, 2015. The successful completion of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam should be a momentous event not only for the country of ethiopia, but. Ethiopia s hydropower binge, seen particularly in the controversial renaissance dam, raises questions about the nature of its objectives and their legitimacy, by hdeel abdelhady. Grand ethiopian reinassance dam, ethiopia the largest dam in africa is at the center of an intrastate conflict for the control of the nile river basin. Disputes over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam. However, these developments are constrained by the inadequate power transmission system reeep, 2014. Management scenarios of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Egypt and the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project by brooke kantor.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is located in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, on the blue nile river. The leaders of ethiopia, egypt and sudan have shown some commitment to sharing the waters of the nile. Africanglobe a tripartite treaty agreement between ethiopia, sudan and egypt has been signed in khartoum for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, sparking the launch of a water resources modeling study and a hydropower simulation assessment the 11 month study, which will start in november and cost eur 4. Ethiopia announced in april 2011 that it intends to build four large dams on the nile, including one of the largest in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as project x or the grand millennium dam. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, which ethiopia started constructing in 2011, presented major challenges to the notion of existing rights and uses of the nile waters asserted by egypt. In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in. As of the summer of 2017, the project is estimated to be 60% complete. Realistically, it is impossible to undertake a project as large as the grand renaissance dam without accepting some potential risks to the surrounding environment. Rendering of gerdethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile. 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 grand ethiopian renaissance dam official version former egyptian irrigation and water resources minister examines the history of ethiopias plans to construct a dam on the nile. The challenges and opportunities of the grand renaissance. The case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam deutsches. Despite its lion share contribution to the nile river flow, ethiopia has never benefited from its waters for a number of reasons.
Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. Dear citizens of egypt, first and foremost we are bound by human curtsy and religious fraternity to send you our greetings from canada. Ethiopia progress on grand renaissance dam project youtube. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. 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 ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile. Egyptian foreign minister sameh shoukry, in an interview with egypts elhayat tv, downplayed the egyptian medias propaganda.
Oil and natural gas ethiopia has few proven hydrocarbon reserves, although there is potential for oil and gas exploration. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd worcester polytechnic. This project focuses on the multipurpose use of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, particularly for the sustainable energywaterfoodecosystem service nexus at the national level. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. Ethiopias hydropower binge, seen particularly in the controversial renaissance dam, raises questions about the nature of its objectives and their legitimacy, by hdeel abdelhady. To compare, ethiopia currently has the capacity to produce only 3,200 megawatts. Therefore, the start of the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd virtually remains ethiopias only effort in its attempt to make use of the blue nile waters. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, formerly known as the millennium dam, is under construction in the benishangulgumuz region of ethiopia, on the blue nile river, which is located about 40km east of sudan. Nile dilemmas download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In fact, about 85 % of the overall nile flow originates on ethiopian territory swain, 2011.
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