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Ethiopia Launches Massive Hydropower Dam Against Egyptian Opposition
By African Bulletin on September 9, 2025
Ethiopia inaugurated the GERD, a $5B project set to reach 5,150 MW (750 MW online), central to its development and power-export plans. Egypt, reliant on the Nile for ~90% of freshwater, calls the dam an existential threat and seeks binding rules; Sudan wants an operating pact but could benefit from flood control and cheaper power. Abiy says the GERD is a “shared opportunity.” Phased wet-season filling and good rains have avoided major downstream disruptions, studies suggest. Domestically funded, GERD is a unifying symbol, though only about half of Ethiopians are grid-connected and regional rivalries persist.
