(20 Feb 2022) Ethiopia has started generating electricity from a controversial mega-dam being built on the Blue Nile.
The milestone was reached on Sunday morning when one of the 13 turbines of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam started power generation, in an event officiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
"From now on, there will be nothing that will stop Ethiopia," Abiy said.
When it's completed, the dam will be Africa's largest hydroelectric dam.
"We just started generating power, but that doesn't mean the project is completed," said Kifle Horo, the dam's project manager. "It will take from two-and-half to three years to complete it."
The dam, which will have a total power generating capacity of 6,500 megawatts, has been a source of tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.
Ethiopia has already conducted two fillings of the dam, but the speed at which it will be filled and the amount of water that will be released during drought seasons remains unsolved.
Egypt fears a quick filling of the dam will reduce its share of Nile waters and is seeking a binding legal agreement in case of a dispute.
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