Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest hydroelectric installation in Africa, is currently operational and producing electricity. However, despite the dam’s massive power generation capabilities, over half of Ethiopia’s population remains without access to electricity due to significant infrastructure and grid distribution challenges. In addition to internal distribution hurdles, the megaproject continues to cause geopolitical friction with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan, who fear the dam threatens their critical water security along the Nile River.
- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric project situated on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia.
- Despite the dam being operational, around 50 to 60 million Ethiopians still live without a connection to the national electrical grid.
- The lack of domestic power access is largely attributed to underdeveloped transmission networks and the high cost of building local grid infrastructure.
- Downstream nations, particularly Egypt, view the dam as a threat to their primary source of freshwater.
- Diplomatic talks between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan regarding the operation and filling of the reservoir have repeatedly stalled without a binding treaty.
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Because they(officials)are sold for only themselves 😢😢😢
Abyi finished the dam to get money selling energy to neighboring countries. Then to buy weapons & fight primarily Fano. If he left some money he will use to build his palace. Not to disturb electricity to people who don’t see light their entire lives.
Excuse me have you tried to disconnecting and reconnecting your dam sir?!
First this dam need to provide power to the factories that will give jobs and with that job they can pay for their electricity bills
Born in western Canada 1952 in the Rocky Mountains, average family, we all had electricity, indoor plumbing, and piped in gas heat. Over 70 years ago. i feel so bad for them.
Becuse of one man, a bad man who is very cruel,corrup and incompetent PM named Abiy Ahmed. So sorry Ethiopia
Very cool
why would a south african come and comment on ethiopia
Ethiopia lead by evil genocider dictator of Africa abiy ahamed his selling the power for bit coin data center and using for his private military abiy ahamed is the davil himself
You can not supply, what you don't have …….. So yes Ethiopia is on the right trajectory…… They need to first create the power, then increase connectivity……..
Increasing connectivity with limited power will obviously result into rationing and blackouts……
What is the sense in having a transformer next door and connection to the national grid with no power.
Great work Ethiopia, keep the focus……..!!!👍
God bless Ethiopia time for Ethiopia to use the natural resources water if Egypt wants water from Ethiopia they must pay their is no free meal in this world Egypt or use red sea water same like Morocco 😅
Every time for more than 100 years problem, problem, problem, The people like problem
Because the authorities sale electric for cryptocurrency for their own pockets.
Ethiopia is blocking water to downstream countries , life is more important than electricity which there are more beneficial ways to generate by off grid solar power
Ethiopians live dispersed over a large area. Not very easy to get it to everywhere
Although the has begun generating electricity, millions of Ethiopians still lack access to power for several reasons:
1. Electricity generation is not the same as electricity access. A dam can produce huge amounts of electricity, but people need transmission lines, substations, and local distribution networks to receive it. Large parts of rural Ethiopia still lack this infrastructure.
2. Most Ethiopians live in rural areas. Extending the grid to remote villages across Ethiopia's mountainous terrain is expensive and takes many years.
3. The dam is being commissioned in stages. Not all turbines are operating yet, so it has not reached its full planned capacity of over 5,000 MW.
4. Rapid population growth. Ethiopia has a population of around 130 million people, and electricity demand is rising quickly, making it difficult for supply and infrastructure to keep up.
5. Economic and political challenges. Armed conflicts, budget constraints, and maintenance needs have slowed investment in the national grid.
Despite these challenges, the situation has been improving. Ethiopia's electricity access has risen significantly over the past decade, but roughly half the population still does not have reliable electricity. The government plans to expand both the national grid and off-grid solar systems to bring power to more communities over the coming years.
In short, building a giant dam is only one part of electrification. Generating electricity is the first step; delivering it to millions of homes and businesses requires a vast and costly transmission and distribution network.
Abiy Ahmed is selling all the dam electric to bitcoin company so he can have dollar to build his 10 billion dollar mansion and to buy Dro*nes
this is like if you where to say back in the days when internet became a thing, we have the internet now so why isn't it accessible to everyone, because building the infrastructure where there is no structure takes time and money allocation but its okay i understand why you used that title i wish other people do to
The build the dam mostly to annoy Egypt
Stereotypes !!! The scripts have been written 200 years ago and are implementing ever since. To show the bad image of Africa and show west as heaven. But why ?? The global south should revise and study the relationship with the west for the last 500 years!!! West dies as if the west knows better for Africans than Africans for themselves. Stereotypes!!!!
This might be from past, or maybe rare occasions. Come and see the difference. I’m not politician but I believe what I see and everything is better than what we now years ago.
The problem is that abiys priority is financing the war
How and why the Ethiopia has developed at all is that China has carried out 2500+ projects in some 20 years. Those have created lots of jobs and industry. Biggest problem was korona because that stopped development in east Africa and G7 countries noted what China Russia and other BRICS members are doing and instead of helping they started the story of "dept trap". Same with Egypt Zimbabwe and Sahel area. Like in this video G7 countries sees that AI data center is the most important for africans not water and food
The rome is not build in one day!