GUBA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

Ethiopia is prepared to inaugurate Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, which has promised to revolutionise the country’s energy sector but has sparked diplomatic rows with downstream ...

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has ...

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed at the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on 9 September 2025. © Luis Tato ...

The inaugural ceremonies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kicked off on Monday evening, with multiple events taking place ahead of Tuesday’s official inauguration. According to ...

After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade, Ethiopia is set to officially inaugurate one of the world's biggest dams on a tributary of the River Nile, burying a colonial-era ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, rises on the Blue Nile about 40 kilometers (28 miles) from the Sudanese border in Guba, which is around 580 ...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam as Neighbors Eye Power Imports ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday inaugurated Africa’s largest dam to boost the economy, end ...

Water releases from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile following its Sept. 9 inauguration. The $5-billion project is Africa’s largest hydropower facility. September 9, 2025 Ethiopia ...

Ethiopia has high hopes for its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is expected to double the nation's electricity capacity. But the mega dam has long been a ...