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The construction of the Grand Ethiopian
Renaissance Dam (GERD) is progressing well, according to Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the Ethiopian Electric Power
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The Ethiopian News Agency
says Egypt's irrigation minister has toured the site in western Ethiopia where
the country is building a controversial dam on the Blue Nile River.
The Ethiopian agency said
Monday that Hossam El-Moughazi's visit Sunday marked the first time that an
Egyptian official has been able to visit the site of the US$4.2 billion
hydro-electric project named the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - another section of construction work. |
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
are currently holding talks aimed at reducing tension over the dam. Ethiopian
officials have previously said they have arrested Egyptian citizens who
allegedly entered the country illegally and tried to reach the site of the dam.
Egypt reportedly fears that
the dam will diminish its share of the Nile, which provides almost all of the
desert nation's water needs.
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