Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Africa Analysis

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Filling Scenarios: Analysis of Energy and Revenue losses

Dr Mintwab Bezabih1* and Dr Belachew Tesfa2 1. 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. In addition to the electric power supply, GERD benefits the downstream countries mainly Sudan and Read more