Today, Friday, the Ethiopia Revival Dam Project Coordinating Council announced that 90% of the dam has been completed despite all the difficulties and diplomatic pressure.
On the occasion of the twelfth anniversary of the start of construction of the dam, the council commended the contribution of the Ethiopians to the project in terms of funding, experience and employment, and also thanked the diplomats who defended the project internationally.
Ethiopia has already started generating electricity at the Renaissance Dam in February 2022, as the 13 turbines in operation can currently generate 750 megawatts of electricity.
Ethiopia completed the second stage of filling the reservoir in July 2021, the third stage in August 2022, and the fourth stage of filling is expected to be completed in Addis Ababa by the summer.
It is worth noting that the $4.2 billion dam project was launched in 2012 and is expected to be the largest hydroelectric project in Africa.
Source: agencies
