Egypt pulls out of regional power pool as it protests use of Nile waters
A view of Cairo on both sides of the River Nile. Egypt has puled out of a power pool because the hydropower generation projects in Ethiopia and Sudan are on the Nile. PHOTO | FILE
Egypt has pulled out of the grand East African regional power pool until its concerns over the use of the Nile waters have been addressed.
In the recent Council of Ministers’ meeting in Addis Ababa held by the 10 Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP) countries, Egypt refused to sign and adopt the master plan for the power pool as the hydropower generation projects in Ethiopia and Sudan are on the Nile.
