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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD or TaIHiGe; Amharic: ታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዳሴ ግድብ, romanized: Tālāqu ye-Ītyōppyā Hidāsē Gidib, Tigrinya: ግድብ ሕዳሰ ኢትዮጵያ, Oromo: Hidha Haaromsaa Guddicha Itoophiyaa[6]), formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as the Hidase Dam (Amharic: ሕዳሴ ግድብ, romanized: Hidāsē Gidib, Oromo: Hidha Hidāsē), is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. The dam is in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 14 km (9 mi) east of the border with Sudan.[7][8] Constructed between 2011 and 2020, the dam's primary purpose is electricity production to relieve Ethiopia's acute energy shortage and to export electricity to neighbouring countries. With a planned installed capacity of 5.15 gigawatts, when completed, the dam would be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa [9] and among the 20 largest in the world.[10][11][12] First phase of filling the reservoir began in July 2020 and in August 2020 water level increased to 540 meters (40

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 11°12′55″N 35°05′35″E  /  11.21528°N 35.09306°E  / 11.21528; 35.09306 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia Dam in Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz Region Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam The main dam after full filling in August 2024 Interactive map of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Official name Amharic : ታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዳሴ ግድብ Tigrinya : ግድብ ሕዳሰ ኢትዮጵያ Oromo : Hidha Guddicha Haaromsa Itoophiyaa Country Ethiopia Location Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz Region Coordinates

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