The largest hydroelectric dam in Africa is so far 83.3 percent complete. The civil work is 95 percent completed while the electromechanical work is 61 percent completed according to Kifle Horo, GERD Project Engineer.
The second turbine of Ethiopias controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been switched on by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
This practically means that Ethiopia has harnessed 270 megawatts of power from the second turbine that goes operational .
The dam height has reached 600 meters above sea level while holding back more than 22 billion cubic meters of water in the dam reservoir. The total capacity of the dam’s reservoir is 74 billion cubic meters.
When completed in 2024, the dam will power the African economies with over 6000 megawatts of power.
