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Ethiopia: Completion of Renaissance Dam Requires 4 yrs


Fri 14 Dec 2018 | 11:26 PM
Taarek Refaat

By: Taarek Refaat

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 14 (SEE)- The new project manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Kifle Horo said on Friday that the project completion requires an additional 4 years.

According to the Ethiopian News Agency, the construction works were delayed as a result of a change in design, resulting in a capacity increase and a delay in electromechanical works.

Horo made these remarks during a conference over the GERD project in Addis Ababa.

He explained that the project is ongoing without interruption, noting that the construction of the dam requires $ 4.8 million.

The dam, which is expected to generate 6.45 gigawatts, is the largest hydropower station in Africa and the seventh largest in the world.