* On April 2, 2011, the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was laid on
* Project site: Guba Woreda of Benshangul Gumez State
* Dam size: 145m high
* Dam length: 1,708m long
* Thickness of the Dam: 130m at the center and 11m at periphery
* The Dam will hold 74 billion cube meters of water
* The area of the Dam could cover one thousand 680 square kilo meters
* The Dam will create 246 km lake
* The height of the saddle of the dam is 50m
* The length of the saddle of the dam is 5.2km
* 16 power generating turbines
* Each turbine has the capacity to generate 375 MW up to 400 MW
* When it is completed, it would have the capacity to generate 6,450MW
* It enables to develop more than 500 thousands of hectares of land by irrigation
* Over ten tons of fish could be harvested
* The Dam will hold 74 billion cube meters of water
* It can be used for water transportation and tourism purpose
* It protects environment from pollution
* Currently the project has reached 66 percent completion
* It is the largest Dam in Africa
The Ethiopian Herald, April 3/2019
BY TAMERU REGASA
