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Ethiopian Dam Chronology
1932 Akaki (Akaki River) 6 MW
1953 Tis Abay 1 (Nile River) 11.5 MW
1960 Koka (Awash River) 42.3 MW
1966 Awash 2 (Awash River) 32 MW
1971 Awash 3 (Awash River) 32 MW
1973 Fincha (Fincha River) 100 MW
1989 Melka Wekena 153 MW
1990 Sor 5 MW
2001 Tis Abay II (Nile River) 75 MW
2004 Gibe 1 (Omo River) 184 MW
2009 Tekeze (Tekeze river) 310 MW
2009 Gibe 2 (Omo River) 420 MW
2010 Tana Beles (Belesa River) 435 MW
2013 Gibe 3 (Omo River) 1870 megawatt
2017 Great Millennium Dam (Nile River) 5250 MWContact
Millenium Project Archive
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Al-Bashir: Sudan supports construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Posted on March 7, 2012 | 4 CommentsAddis Ababa, March 6, 2012 (Addis Ababa) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir said his country will provide the necessary support towards success of construction of the Grand Ethiopian... -
Steder Transports Equipment for Grand Renaissance Dam
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 3 CommentsSteder Group FZE in Djibouti, transported five large pieces of earthmoving equipment from Djibouti Port to the 5,250-megawatt Grand Renaissance Dam project in the western part of Ethiopia. A distance... -
Egypt raises concerns about Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam design study
Posted on December 8, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe design of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be reviewed by an Independent Technical Committee of Experts selected from Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and other countries after the next six... -
Sudan agrees to tripartite committee over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsBy Tesfa-Alem Tekle (sudantibune) October 25, 2011(KHARTOUM) – Sudan has agreed to set up tripartite technical committee to look into concerns over Ethiopia’s Millennium dam project on the Blue Nile... -
National Coordination Council for Renaissance Dam to take over job today
Posted on May 20, 2011 | No CommentsAddis Ababa, May 20 (WIC) – The National Council that was established to mobilize and coordinate public participation for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project will take over its job... -
Ethiopia-Egypt Talks Yield ‘New Environment’ in Nile Dispute
Posted on May 14, 2011 | No CommentsEgypt’s prime minister says his just-completed visit to Ethiopia has opened a “whole new environment” for settlement of the longstanding dispute over sharing the waters of the Nile River. As... -
National forum on the Nile recommends setting up national council
Posted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsA National Conference on the Utilization of the Nile River concludes by recommending the establishment of a National Water Council and Expert Committee. Video: National Conference on the Utilization of... -
Millennium Dam project continues to receive tremendous public support
Posted on April 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe Great Millennium Dam, the largest dam on the continent, continues to receive tremendous public support since the plan was made public two weeks ago. Gift groups of companies have... -
Ethiopia’s biggest dam to help neighbours solve power problem
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsAddis Ababa, April 17 (IANS) Ethiopia has begun constructing the country’s biggest power project on the Nile that will be built totally by local engineers and technicians. It will benefit... -
A Nation Rallies Behind a Cause
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsBack in the 1960s, the then Hailesellasie I University had a revered professor in engineering, credited for the establishment of the technology faculty at Amist Kilo. However, the German born...









