The declaration of principles on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd has sparked much controversy among experts and. To compare, ethiopia currently has the capacity to produce only 3,200 megawatts. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. 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. Pdf this article quantifies the major benefits of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt based on gerdp technical design and. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. Documentary showing the 5th year status of grand ethiopian. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydropower facility.
Downstream costs of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Two site surveys were also carried out in october 2009 and between julyaugust 2010, with the design being submitted in november 2010. Jan 24, 2014 ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border. Construction of the dam is located in northwest ethiopia. Ethiopia to start storing water from grand renaissance dam middle east monitor sept 29, 2017 ethiopia will start storing water from the grand renaissance. This book is about the grand ethiopian renaissance dam newly being built on. As of the summer of 2017, the project is estimated to be 60% complete. But creating a larger supply doesnt mean demand will automatically follow. Jan 25, 2016 ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian renaissance. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that.
Apr, 2016 documentary showing the 5th year status of grand ethiopian renaissance dam. It will generate more than 5250 megawatts of power. The renaissance dam and the need to confront facts. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches a. Impacts of ethiopian grand renaissance dam on economic development. By years end, one of the worlds largest dams will begin filling up, affecting the fate of millions of people as it does so.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam treaty signed africanglobe. Egypt officials in egypt explain that if water levels decrease in egypt by just two percent, then the nation will lose 200,000 acres of viable farmland, which families depend on. According to present plans, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd now under construction across the blue nile river in ethiopia will be the largest hydroelectric dam in africa, and one of the 12 largest in the world. Ethiopias launch of a mega dam on the blue nile river, known as the great ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, is aimed at overcoming. The blue nile contributes 86 percent of the water source into the nile river. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd construction continues on the nile river. This article quantifies the major benefits of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt based on gerdp technical design and quantitative analysis. The dispute has escalated in recent years due to a shift in the balance of power and ethiopias decision in 2011 to announce the construction of a major new dam, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, in the absence of any agreement with downstream egypt. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. The dam is located approximately 500 km northwest of addis ababa, in the region of benishangulgumaz, along the blue nile. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian.
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. Agreement on declaration of principles between sudan on. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good course. After its completion, it will be the largest dam in africa and generate more power than any other dam on the african continent. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam international rivers. The renaissance dam and the need to confront facts on the ground negotiations between egypt, ethiopia, and sudan on the renaissance dam do not seem to be leading toward a resolution of the. The gerd, located just upstream of the border with sudan, is the first dam ever to be constructed directly on the main stem of the blue nile and will become the largest dam in africa. Jul 25, 2017 the government of ethiopia is currently constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The project is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital addis ababa, in the region of benishangul gumaz along the blue nile. This article quantifies major benefits the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt. 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 dispute begins in ethiopias attempt to regain control of its contributory river, the blue nile, by building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Equally, its special importance emanates from the enormous symbolic value it holds. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. As a bench mark, the most recent ethiopian sovereign bond euro bond is paying 6. This book, after setting out basinlevel legal and policy successes and failures of managing and sharing nile waters, articulates the opportunities. But controversy has surrounded the project ever since it was announced in 2011 especially concerning its. Hydrological and environmental impacts of grand renaissance dam on the nile river pdf. Ethiopia is on the cusp of completing a development milestone. The renaissance dam crisis shaul shay april 2018 the construction of the grand renaissance dam gerd has been a source of tension between ethiopia and egypt for some years. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam has become a reality. One of the factors that play the broad and wide range in the economic development is the provision of energy supply. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and.
Due to open in 2017, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be africas largest hydroelectric power station. The construction of renaissance dam directly or indirectly will affect many parts of the economy. Jan 19, 2018 a recent visit of saudi officials to the construction site of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, near the blue nile river, has further ignited egypts grievances over the construction of. On may 28, 20 ethiopia started diverting the mighty nile river to began construction of the largest hydroelectric dam in africa and one of the biggest one in the world, grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam reaches a milestone.
A recent visit of saudi officials to the construction site of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, near the blue nile river, has further ignited egypts grievances over the construction of. Since then, an intense debate has been going on regarding the modalities and core principles which were spelled out in the declaration. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam is a gravity dam under construction in ethiopia in the benishangulgumuz region. Strategies for filling the grand ethiopian renaissance dam and implications for downstream water resources are analyzed using a river basin. Impacts of grand renaissance dam on economic development in.
Launched on april 2nd 2011, by the ethiopian prime minister meles zenawi, the dam is the biggest hydroelectric power project in africa with an installed capacity of 6,000 mw and 15,128 gw annual energy. Perspectives on the declaration of principles regarding the. Contribution of each of the nile main tributaries river flow bcm percentage. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue nile wossenu. Before that, i just want to give you some background, of why we came to the conclusion of constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile river. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam archives horn affairs.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6,450 mw hydropower project nearing completion on the blue nile in ethiopia, located about 30 km upstream of the border with sudan. Ethiopia has a right to use the nile for generating electricity and irrigation. Being constructed by italian construction giant salini impregilo, the structure is expected to become the largest hydroelectric power plant and dam in africa. When finished, the gerd will be the largest hydroelectric plant in africa. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. By ezana kebede march 29, 2015 background on the gerd. 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. In ethiopia, where 70% of the population lives in rural areas and relies on subsistence agriculture, the. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam on the upper reaches of the blue nile has been six years in the making, and is a project of staggering. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam mit news. Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gab in electricity power shortage based on the world. Mar 16, 2018 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction will also allow for cheaper electricity to be sold into sudan as the dam is being built close to the sudanese border. Agreement on declaration of principles between the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of the sudan on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp preamble mindful of the rising demand of the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam and the nile basin.
Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. 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. The case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam deutsches. 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. Renaissance dam in april 2011, the sudan and egypt strongly protested on grounds that it would cause a grave damage and would cut down the quantities of the water the nile would bring to them. Being 1,800 m long, 155 m high and with a total volume of 74,000 million m3, is the largest dam in africa. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. Dec 07, 2016 the dispute begins in ethiopias attempt to regain control of its contributory river, the blue nile, by building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd.
Grand renaissance dam a symbol of ethiopias rebirth. It will be the largest hydropower project in africa. This dam is newly being built on the blue nile, a transboundary river, and. Unfortunately, the principles contained in the declaration have invited. It will hold a massive 74 billion cubic meters of water and will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in. The reservoir of the dam will be twice as large as lake tana. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year. 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.
Owned and operated by the ethiopian electric power company, the 145mtall rollercompacted concrete gravity dam. 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 renaissance dam and the need to confront facts on. Oct 12, 2017 once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa. The plan to construct the renaissance dam in ethiopia was first mooted in 2011, when the country announced that it was intending to construct the largest dam in the world on the nile. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction ethiopia. Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Table 1, the most ambitious one is the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as millennium dam. Africanglobe ethiopia is going to redivert the blue nile river back to its natural course, after completing the concrete civil work and installation of four huge metal culverts on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd by the end of this ethiopian year, according to anonymous experts working on the project. 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. Before discussing the benefits, the article gives a general technical overview of the gerdp. Although this has required substantial planning on ethiopias part, no policy dictating. Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance.
Ethiopias grand renaissance dam is 1,780m long and 145m high dam and will have a capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. Once completed, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd will be the largest dam in africa. The dam, begun in 2011, is due for completion in this year. Hydropolitical contention over the renaissance dam. 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. Ethiopias nile dam project signals its intention to. Ethiopia is the source of the blue nile, which, together with the white nile, goes into the nile to egypt.
Development of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam council. Renaissance dam construction project in ethiopia in good. Before discussing the benefits, the article will brief the general technical overview of the gerdp. After about two and half years intense 24 hour construction, 48 percent of the dam is completed. Egyptian foreign minister sameh shoukry, in an interview with egypts elhayat tv, downplayed the egyptian medias propaganda.
Impacts of ethiopian grand renaissance dam on economic development one of the factors that play the broad and wide range in the economic development is the provision of energy supply. Documentary showing the 5th year status of grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The ethiopian grand renaissance dam gerd the nile basin. It provides unique and cuttingedge insights into the regions agriculture. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. 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. On may 28, 20 ethiopia started diverting the mighty nile river to begin construction of the largest hydroelectric dam in africa and one of the biggest in the world, grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Once complete, the dam will be the largest hydropower facility in africa about 6,000 mw nearly. There has long been a conflict over water rights among the riparian countries of the eastern nile basin egypt, sudan and ethiopia. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches a milestone. Jun, 2016 the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, which will generate 6000 megawatts when finished, reached 50% completion in may this year.
Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam construction reaches. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam on the upper reaches of the. Blue nile, about 20 miles from sudan border dam size. Impacts of grand renaissance dam on economic development. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam 1 paper prepared for the 16th annual conference on global economic analysis, new challenges for global trade in a rapidly changing worldinformation building, shanghai institute of foreign trade, june 20 grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The financing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd.
The declaration of principles on ethiopias renaissance dam. The government of ethiopia is currently constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The successful completion of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam should be a momentous event not only for the country of ethiopia, but also for the african continent, since it would mark the. So the benefits of better access to electricity in ethiopia are clear. Both bonds are required to pay the face value at maturity. Mar 30, 2015 the eepco millennium bond is pays coupon annually, where as the renaissance dam bond is paying semiannual coupon. On march 23, 2015, egypt, ethiopia and the sudan signed a declaration of principles on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Development of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Agreement on declaration of principles between sudan on the. Apr 22, 2015 map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia. Once complete, the dam will be the largest hydropower facility in africa about 6,000 mw. Negotiations over the gerd have not transformed the debate in the eastern nile from sharing water to sharing benefits.
This book covers the entire nile basin and reflects the latest findings. Disputes over the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam background 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. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. Perspectives on the declaration of principles regarding.