{"id":5211,"date":"2025-09-08T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/cebrafrica\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:11:34","slug":"a-inauguracao-da-grande-barragem-da-renascenca-da-etiopia-traz-nova-esperanca-para-muitos-etiopes-enethiopias-grand-renaissance-dam-inauguration-gives-new-hope-to-many-ethiopians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/cebrafrica\/en\/2025\/09\/08\/a-inauguracao-da-grande-barragem-da-renascenca-da-etiopia-traz-nova-esperanca-para-muitos-etiopes-enethiopias-grand-renaissance-dam-inauguration-gives-new-hope-to-many-ethiopians\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam inauguration gives new hope to many Ethiopians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Via: Africanews<\/p>\n

\u201cMany Ethiopians are looking forward to finally getting connected to the national electricity grid once the country’s new mega-dam becomes fully operational. <\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renaissance Dam is being inaugurated this Tuesday, 14 years after its construction began. The project’s construction began in 2011 with a $4 billion budget. With its 1,800 metres long and 175 metres high, it is now the largest dam in Africa.<\/p>\n

It is expected to produce more than 5,000 megawatts, doubling Ethiopia\u2019s current output, part of which will be exported to neighboring countries. <\/p>\n

The country insists it is a crucial development to help pull many of its citizens out of poverty. The project has raised concerns from neighbouring Egypt and Sudan over the potential reduction of water levels downstream.<\/p>\n

But Ethiopia insists that the towering dam will not only benefit its more than 100 million people, but also its neighbours, and sees it as an opportunity to become Africa\u2019s leading electricity exporter.
\n Despite the formation of a joint panel to discuss the sharing of the Blue Nile water, tensions remain high and some, like Egypt, have termed the move a security risk, saying it could lead to drought downstream.”<\/p>\n

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