Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition

Turbines at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River.

By  The Conversation

What you need to know:

  • Begun in 2011, the dam's power generation should eventually rise to 5,150 MW from the 750 MW that its two active turbines are already producing

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