Hidase Dam
E736950
Hidase Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, designed to be one of Africa’s largest power-generating and infrastructure projects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
infrastructure project ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GERD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blue Nile water flow regulation
ⓘ
Ethiopia’s national grid expansion ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| downstreamCountryAffected |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyPolicyRole |
cornerstone of Ethiopia’s electrification strategy
ⓘ
key to Ethiopia’s plan to become a regional power exporter ⓘ |
| environmentalAspect |
affects Blue Nile sediment transport
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alters seasonal flow patterns of the Blue Nile ⓘ |
| formerName | Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Ethiopian government bonds
ⓘ
domestic financing ⓘ public contributions ⓘ |
| impactArea | downstream Nile countries ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
hydropower plant
ⓘ
large-scale dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Benishangul-Gumuz Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ethiopia–Sudan border area (upstream side in Ethiopia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hidase (Amharic word meaning “renewal”) ⓘ |
| neighboringCountryPowerExportTarget |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
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Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ possibly Egypt (via regional grid interconnections) ⓘ |
| operator | Ethiopian Electric Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | symbol of national development for Ethiopia ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | hydropower generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ |
| regionalSignificance | one of Africa’s largest power projects ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Nile Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | regional power export ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
enable electricity exports to neighboring countries
ⓘ
increase Ethiopia’s installed power capacity ⓘ support industrialization in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international negotiations
ⓘ
transboundary water disputes ⓘ |
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