The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as the Hidase Dam, is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. The dam is in the Metekel Zo
The main dam after full filling in August 2024
Rendering of the main dam
Electric power lines at the dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with head engineers at the dam site
Lake Nasser
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Lake Nasser is a large reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. It was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Before its creati
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
…will have a negative impact on downstream water flows and contends that the dam will, in fact, increase water flows to Egypt by reducing evaporation on Lake Nasser. Ethiopia has accused Egypt of being unreasonable; In October 2019, Egypt stated that talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over the operation of a $4 billion…
View from Abu Simbel
Aswan High Dam
Panoramic view of Lake Nasser at dawn
View of Abu Simbel from Lake Nasser