Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam, GERD

Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River, which has a power generation capacity of 5,150 megawatts. This project will double Ethiopia’s energy production capacity. However, Egypt and Sudan have expressed concerns over GERD. Egypt described it as a “threat to collective existence” and raised worries about potential impacts on water flow.