Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Dam on the Blue Nile in western Ethiopia.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt is Building a New Nile | The B1M | backdrop | Africa’s largest dam, seen downstream as an existential threat. |
Egypt is Building a New Nile — The B1M (2026)
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This is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
- Role: backdrop
- In the video: Opened in 2025 and called the largest dam in Africa, it gives Ethiopia 5.15 GW. Egypt, which depends on the Nile for almost all its water, expects to lose some of it, and its president calls the dam “an existential threat”.
- Why it matters: The upstream pressure behind Egypt’s new projects; see the Aswan High Dam.