"I understand their worries, because of course, if you look at Egypt from the sky, you see that the street of life is existent thanks to the Nile, Pietro Salini, the CEO of Italian company Webuild that constructed the dam, told Al Jazeera. But regulating the water from this dam will create an additional benefit to neighbours, he added. (Al Jazeera)"
"But Sudan and Egypt who rely heavily on the Nile for water supplies have expressed fears that the dam will threaten their water security and even breach international law. Their leaders did not attend the inauguration of the dam. The Blue Nile, one of the Nile's two main tributaries, flows north into Sudan and then Egypt. The dam is located just 14km (9 miles) east of the Sudanese border, measuring 1.8km (1.1 miles) wide and 145 metres (0.1 mile) tall."
Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, a $5bn project expected to generate more than 5,000 megawatts and allow surplus electricity exports. Regional leaders from Kenya and Somalia attended inauguration festivities featuring lantern displays and drone slogans. Sudan and Egypt, which rely heavily on the Nile for water, did not attend and have expressed fears the dam could threaten water security and breach international law. The dam sits 14km east of the Sudanese border, measures 1.8km wide and 145 metres tall. GERD has generated regional tension since its 2011 launch and talks among the three countries remain stalled.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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