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Ethiopia Inaugurates Grand Renaissance Dam Amid Regional Tensions Over Nile Waters
14
Sep

Ethiopia Inaugurates Grand Renaissance Dam Amid Regional Tensions Over Nile Waters Report By Mellisa Sithole

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Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), now the continent’s largest hydropower plant by generation capacity. The roller-compacted concrete gravity dam is situated on the Blue Nile in the Benishangul-Gumuz region near the Sudanese border. However Sudan and Egypt, who rely heavily on the Nile for water supplies, have expressed fears that […]

India Raises Alarm Over Chinese Mega-Dam Plans in Tibet
25
Aug

India Raises Alarm Over Chinese Mega-Dam Plans in Tibet

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India is expressing growing alarm over China’s planned construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, fearing it could slash downstream water flows by as much as 85% during the dry season. According to a confidential government analysis and confirmed by four sources familiar with the matter, the Chinese project […]