Filling Africa鈥檚 Largest Hydropower Dam Should Consider Engineering Realities
M. Basheer, Wheeler, K.G., Elagib, N.A., Etichia, M., Zagona, E.A., Abdo, G.M., & Harou, J.J. (2020). 鈥淔illing Africa鈥檚 Largest Hydropower Dam Should Consider Engineering Realities,鈥 One Earth, [Commentary] Volume 3, Issue 3, 18 September 2020, 277鈥281.
Abstract
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River will double Ethiopia鈥檚 electricity generation and reduce the Nile flow to Sudan and Egypt during reservoir filling. We argue that multicountry negotiations over the initial filling and long-term operation of the GERD reservoir should not overlook key dam engineering features.
.
Keywords:听Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; RiverWare;听Unilateral action; Coordination; Collaboration; Engineering constraints