Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (second right) and his predecessor Hailemarian Desalegn (right) launch electricity generation of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam in Benshangul-Gumuz, west of the country, near the border with Sudan on February 20, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY | OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia on Sunday launched power generation from the largest dam on the continent, indicating intent to provide electricity to the unserved 60 percent of its population, a move that could also annoy downstream countries.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, fresh from a trip to Europe, inaugurated the electricity production just six months after the country filled the dam for the second time as Egypt protested.
