Eng. Gedion Asfaw
Sudan, Egypt Need to Join Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement By ABN staff writer Ethiopia’s decision to build the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) remains to be a matter of survival. Ethiopia, in fact, has undertaken some projects in the Blue Nile Basin such as TanaBeles Hydroelectric project which has a capacity to generate 460 MW, Fincha Hydroelectric project and some irrigation projects around Lake Tana and Fincha. Ethiopia keeps going on what it is doing over its own natural resource, moving towards completion of its mega hydroelectric project despite external pressure to distract the filling and operation of the Dam. Still showing interest to continue negotiations with the downstream countries, the country wants to bring about a win-win solution for the deadlock. ABN met Engineer Gedion Asfaw, Chair, and Technical Committee of the Ethiopian Negotiating Team, and presented a few question related to the impact of the first filling of the GERd reservoir and the unpredictable Egypt’s and Sudan’s stand on the negotiating table.
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