Filling Africa’s largest hydropower dam should consider engineering realities

Mohammed Basheer; Kevin G  Wheeler; Nadir A Elagib; Mikiyas Etichia; Edith A Zagona; Gamal M Abdo; Julien J. Harou

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2020.08.015

Filling Africa’s largest hydropower dam should consider engineering realities

Mohammed Basheer, Kevin G Wheeler, Nadir A Elagib, Mikiyas Etichia, Edith A Zagona, Gamal M Abdo, Julien J. Harou

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River will double Ethiopia’s electricity generation and reduce the Nile flow to Sudan and Egypt during reservoir filling. We argue that multi-country negotiations over the initial filling and long-term operation of the GERD reservoir should not overlook key dam engineering features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-281
Number of pages	5
Journal	One Earth
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.08.015
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2020

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