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Ethiopia Says Mega-dam Doubles Electricity Output

Egypt and Sudan have voiced concerns about the operation of Ethiopia's GERD dam without a three-way agreement, fearing it could threaten their access to vital Nile waters (Credit: AFP)

Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two more turbines started operations.

The multi-billion-dollar Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), long a source of tensions with downstream nations Egypt and Sudan, is now generating 1,550 megawatts of electricity, GERD said in a post on X late Tuesday.

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