Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia designed to be Africa’s largest power plant and a major source of regional political and environmental controversy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam canonical | 4 |
| Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ roller-compacted concrete dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GERD
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Hidase Dam ⓘ |
| announced | 2011 ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| claimedInstalledCapacity | 6000 MW ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011-04-02 ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| damHeight | approximately 145 metres ⓘ |
| damLength | approximately 1780 metres ⓘ |
| designedBy | Salini Impregilo ⓘ |
| downstreamCountryAffected |
Egypt
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Sudan ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCost | approximately 4.8 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| expectedAnnualGeneration | approximately 15000 GWh ⓘ |
| expectedBeneficiarySector |
Ethiopian agriculture sector
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Ethiopian manufacturing sector ⓘ |
| firstTurbinesCommissioned | 2022 ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Ethiopian government bonds
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diaspora bonds ⓘ public contributions from Ethiopian citizens ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Ethiopian national grid ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 5150 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Benishangul-Gumuz Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sudanese border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Salini Impregilo ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Government of Ethiopia
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surface form:
Ethiopian government
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| numberOfTurbines | 13 ⓘ |
| operator | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| owner | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| partOfRiverBasin | Nile Basin ⓘ |
| plannedPowerExportTo |
Djibouti
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Kenya ⓘ Sudan ⓘ other East African countries ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
source of diplomatic tension with Egypt
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symbol of Ethiopian national pride ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic development
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electricity generation ⓘ flood control ⓘ regional power export ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 74 billion cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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surface form:
Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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| spillwayType | controlled spillway ⓘ |
| status | partially operational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
disputes over Nile water allocation
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environmental impact debates ⓘ regional security concerns ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam