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Key Facts About Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Nyakundi Report newsroom · Updated 3d

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. Designed to be Africa’s largest power plant and a strategic pillar of Ethiopia’s development. Basic facts and location The GERD is built on the Blue Nile River in northwestern Ethiopia, about 15–30 kilometers fro