Cooperative filling approaches for the grand ethiopian. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is constructed in a mountainous area where limited information has been collected on key environmental factors and which is lacking of information about site condition, hazards and environmental impacts. The ethiopian electric power company eep is the employer, saliniimpregilo spa the epc contractor and studio pietrangeli srl the designer. The project for the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on abbay river commonly known as the blue nile was also launched on april 2, 2011 by prime minister meles zenawi and its construction is now underway. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam also known as the grand millennium dam, now being developed near the sudan border in great. Ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. Pdf ethiopia has begun seriously developing their significant hydropower potential by launching construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. In 2011, ethiopia began constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile in a place called guba, approximately 60 km from sudan and 750 km northwest of addis ababa. Jun 14, 20 the anonymity afforded by pseudonyms favors excessive diatribe. This article quantifies major benefits the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project for sudan and egypt. Apr 22, 2015 map showing the full extent of the nile with its two main branches, the white nile, which flows from lake victoria, and the larger blue nile, which originates in the highlands of ethiopia.
The grand renaissance dam why egypt will go to war. Design of grand ethiopian renaissance rcc main dam. Ethiopia admits mistakes impeding renaissance dam asharq. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, or gerd, under construction on the blue nile near the ethiopiansudanese border, is now approximately 50% complete. Description for grand ethiopian renaissance dam ethiopia the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project is a majestic hydroelectric plant, which was born in the 60s from the imagination of giorgio pietrangeli, concerning a vast and farsighted plan to exploit the blue nile potential for hydroelectric purposes and improve management of this huge water resource. Pdf an overview of aswan high dam and grand ethiopian renaissance dam. But controversy has surrounded the project ever since it was announced in 2011 especially concerning its. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt.
Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in. Construction of the new naga hammadi barrage was completed in the spring of 2008. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd filling scenarios. An overview of aswan high dam and grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The renaissance dam project has sparked a dispute over ethiopias development needs, versus egypts concerns over water scarcity and climate change.
A recent visit of saudi officials to the construction site of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, near the blue nile river, has further ignited egypts grievances over the construction of. Potential economic impacts of ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt ezzat molouk kenawy faculty of commerce, department of economic, kafr elsheikh university, egypt abstract the issue of the nile water for egypt is the issue of life or death, and one of the issues of the conflict that was. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and. Transboundary river basins are under increasing pressure due to population growth, agricultural and industrial developments, and climate change, as well as river pollution. Egypts water use efficiency is more than 85%, abdel aty tells parties in addis ababa.
Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt article pdf available in ain shams engineering journal 94 july 2017 with 1,946 reads how we measure reads. The hydroelectric dam is being built on the nile northflowing river in africa, in the lowlands of ethiopia. Egypt, sudan, ethiopia fail again to reach agreement on renaissance dam. The construction of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd imposed additional challenges to egypt due to the expected harm to all sectors in egypt particularly the agricultural sector which consumes about 8085% of the freshwater. Egyptian, sudanese and ethiopian experts to study the effects of the proposed ethiopian dam on the flow of nile water to sudan and egypt. The diversion of the blue nile river through four new culverts is underway. The dam will hold 74 x109m3 of water and will produce 5,570megawatt hour. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam versus aswan high dam. The dam will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in northwest ethiopia an area about four times the size of cairo, displace approximately 20,000 people in ethiopia, and create a reservoir that. Egypt adamantly protested while opinion in the sudan is divided. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian. The official stance of the sudanese government was in support of building the.
The second meeting of the ministers of water and irrigation in egypt, sudan and ethiopia, which was held in khartoum on december 9, 20,to assess the effects of the renaissance dam showed the extent of the fluidity of sudans position and. Owned and operated by the ethiopian electric power company, the 145mtall rollercompacted concrete gravity dam. Structure of the presentation political geography of the nile. An agreement on the guidelines and annual operation policies of the renaissance dam, which the owners can adjust from time to time. To deal with problems, the shuttle radar topographic mission srtm dem and advanced land. On june11, 2012, the ethiopian parliament ratified the new nile basin cooperative framework agreement, opposed by egypt. Pdf managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project, benishangulgumuz. The border project which is known now as the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a hydropower project being built recently on the blue nile abbay river to generate 6,000 mwh of electricity by exploiting the rivers flow which has an average 1,541 m3s of annual water discharge. The anonymity afforded by pseudonyms favors excessive diatribe. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam was expected to be about 5,840 feet long and 475 feet read more. Structure of the presentation political geography of the nile the nile basin initiative nbi the nile basin cooperative framework agreement cfa the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. The 6,000megawatt grand ethiopian renaissance dam, shown here in may 2016, is scheduled to begin producing electricity in 2017. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd constitutes a real crisis for the egyptian regime, where ethiopia several times blamed egypt for the failure of negotiations conducted between sudan, egypt and ethiopia on the dam.
Final agreement on grand ethiopian renaissance dam to be signed by end of feb. Cairo has repeatedly expressed concerns that the construction of the renaissance dam. Agreement on declaration of principles between the arab. In 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan, which hold 74 billion cubic meters bcm storage capacity and about 60 bcm live storage which will produce 6000 mw electric generation. Hidase gidib, is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia that has been under construction since 2011. Jan 19, 2018 a recent visit of saudi officials to the construction site of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, near the blue nile river, has further ignited egypts grievances over the construction of. Agreement on declaration of principles between the arab republic of egypt, the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the republic of the sudan on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp preamble mindful of the rising demand of the arab republic of egypt, the federal. Hydrology, bearing in mind that ethiopia provides 86% of the waters of the nile. The development of great ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is causing political escalation of tensions between ethiopia and egypt based on current issues and the expectations for requirements that must be met before the completion of the dam construction. The gerd reservoir will cover an area of 1874 km 2 at full supply level of 640 m above mean sea level, with total and active storage volumes of 74 bcm 5. Full text of declaration of principles signed by egypt. Why technical discussions are needed for the grand.
It was initially called project x, then the millennium dam and finally grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. Water scarcity is on the increase due to the increasing gap between water. Ethiopias grand renaissance dam efficiency international rivers. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam. My professional cartographic friend is not happy with my choice of color, as brown is not the color for water, but in the. On the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd juniper publishers. Egypt slams ethiopia for comments on renaissance dam. Benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp. Design of grand ethiopian renaissance rcc main dam h175m.
The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is a 6,450 mw hydropower project nearing completion on the blue nile in ethiopia, located about 30 km upstream of the border with sudan. Ethiopian officials claimed that egypt requested extending the filling period of the dam to 1221 years. The site of the dam was identified when the us bureau of reclamation first made a survey of the blue nile river between 1956 to 1964. Hydrological and environmental impacts of grand renaissance dam on the nile river pdf. Then, it shows how the gerdp will benefit east africa by filling the wide gap in electricity power shortage based on the world. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd free current affairs.
Remote sensing of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. The renaissance dam which we are constructing by joining hands together is among the list of mega projects in africa and the world, becoming a source of our national pride, the ethiopian. Talaqu yeityoppya hidase gidib, formerly known as the millennium dam and sometimes referred to as hidase dam amharic. The project is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital addis ababa, in the region of benishangul gumaz along the blue nile. Located in the western part of the country, near the border with sudan, the dam. Dadsong aenvironmental change institute, university of oxford, uk. It presents uptodate research findings by egyptian scientists and researchers covering several interesting. Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance. Potential economic impacts of ethiopian renaissance dam on egypt ezzat molouk kenawy faculty of commerce, department of economic, kafr elsheikh university, egypt abstract the issue of the nile water for egypt is the issue of life or death. During interviews with officials and professionals in addis ababa and at the renaissance. The worlds longest river, flows from lake tana in ethiopia, through sudan and into egypt and is. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd or taihige. Hydroelectric dam on gibe river commenced in 2009 and it is still underway. According to present plans, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd now under construction across the blue nile river in ethiopia will be the largest hydroelectric dam in africa, and one of the 12 largest in the world.
Jan 24, 2014 ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border. Gigantic nile dam prompts clash between egypt and ethiopia. Before discussing the benefits, the article gives a general technical overview of the gerdp. Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, on the river nile near the sudan border.
Reflections on the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. In 2011, the ethiopian government started to build the grand ethiopian renaissance dam project gerdp on the blue nile river at guba, 60 kilometers from sudan, which holds 74 bcm storage. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gets set to open. At the end of the works, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam will be the largest dam in africa. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam dam project, ethiopia. Feb 28, 2018 the mighty waters of the nile, are under threat from climate change and booming population growth. Dams and reservoirs ethiopia began construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river. The most important aspect of the new ethiopian internal scene is the cold conflict between ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed and the military institutions and companies, which directly reflected on the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam, where abiy ahmed declared at a press conference late august 2019 that the gerd might not.
The workshop included the working group, nongovernmental participants from all eastern nile countries, and local academics with an interest in the nile basin. Pdf forum papers are thoughtprovoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering. This unique volume discusses various aspects of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd and the aswan high dam ahd including their positive and negative impacts. The location of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd, now under construction near ethiopias border with sudan, is shown in red. The mighty waters of the nile, are under threat from climate change and booming population growth.
Grand ethiopian renaissance dam, when completed, will reduce the capacity of the. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is africas biggest. It and several other large dams in ethiopia could turn the country. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam will facilitate flood protection in the lower areas, irrigation, sediment control and navigation. It presents uptodate research findings by egyptian scientists and researchers covering several interesting hot topics under the following main themes. Impacts of constructing the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the nile. Introduction in 2011, ethiopia began building the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue nile river in a place called guba, 60 kilometres from sudan mainly for the electric power generation. Revisiting hydrohegemony from a benefitsharing perspective. Dam site, the following information was communicated regarding the project. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam, its impact on egyptian agriculture and the potential for alleviating water scarcity. The grand ethiopian renaissance dam formerly known as the millennium dam and. The topic that captivated so much emotions and interests among ethiopians of diaspora was the construction of the hydroelectric dam on the blue nile river, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd. It will be the largest hydropower project in africa. Ethiopian renaissance dam reservoir in parallel with the construction of the dam.
To inform downstream countries, egypt and sudan, on any urgent circumstances that. Pdf benefit of grand ethiopian renaissance dam project. Ethiopia is proceeding undeterred with construction of the grand renaissance dam regardless of warnings that this could stifle its economic growth. It is africas biggest dam project and will have lasting impacts on its longest river nile. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd worcester polytechnic. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd is africas biggest hydroelectric project and the 10 th largest in the world. Grand ethiopian renaissance dam project salini impregilo. Ethiopias gerd, under construction since 2011, straddles. Jun 20, 2018 the construction of grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd imposed additional challenges to egypt due to the expected harm to all sectors in egypt particularly the agricultural sector which consumes about 8085% of the freshwater. Management scenarios of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. At the end of the final round of a fourmeeting series between egypt, sudan, and ethiopia on controversial grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd in addis ababa, the three countries failed to reach an agreement on the operating rules of the dam, announced. International experts analyze impacts of ethiopian dam mit news. The study uses the case of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam gerd on the blue. Managing risks of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on.