Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Ethiopia
Source: Addis Insight
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is Africa's largest hydropower project under construction since 2011 on the Blue Nile (Abay) river system. It has a design installed capacity of 5,150 MW from 13 turbines and features a ~170 m RCC main dam approximately 1.8 km long plus a long rockfill saddle dam with a ~74 billion cubic meter reservoir. The project is largely domestically financed throug
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Commercial
- Location
- Ethiopia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Addis Insight
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is Africa's largest hydropower project under construction since 2011 on the Blue Nile (Abay) river system. It has a design installed capacity of 5,150 MW from 13 turbines and features a ~170 m RCC main dam approximately 1.8 km long plus a long rockfill saddle dam with a ~74 billion cubic meter reservoir. The project is largely domestically financed through bonds, diaspora contributions, salary deductions, and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, making it a sovereignty project. Salini/Webuild led the civil works, while Ethiopia's state-owned METEC handled turbines and steelworks. METEC was terminated in 2018 due to delays and quality issues. |
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Country | Ethiopia |
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Source | Addis Insight |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Commercial |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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