The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project Manager, Mr Simegnew Bekele, during an inspection tour of the 40km development at the border with Sudan on March 31, 2015. The dam is expected to begin power generation this year. PHOTO | AFP
The Ethiopian government says the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is being built on the Nile River, will be commissioned this year.
“At the early stage of the project phase, we are expecting to commence production of some 100 megawatts of electricity from the dam,” said Engineer Simegnew Bekele, Project Manager of GERD.
