Water

23 Mar

Africa’s biggest dam reaches 90 percent completion

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Africa's biggest dam reaches 90 percent completion. Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction left only 10 percent to completion. GERD Coordination Project Office announced that the construction of the Great Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been completed 90 percent. The office has given a press release regarding the 12th-year cornerstone of Renaissance Dam construction. The dam will be completed and fully operational next year and will generate 5200 MW of power. GERD, the biggest dam in Africa, which is being built for 5 billion dollars, is being covered by the Ethiopians and the government. The dam's two turbines are currently generating…

04 Jul

Addis Inaugurates Project to Provide Tap Water to 860,000 Residents

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The City administration of Addis Ababa has inaugurated the phase II Legedadi Ground Water Project that, its officials said, would help solve the capital’s water supply problem. The facility has a capacity to generate 86,000 meters cubic of water per day, Officials said the project would address the potable water shortages of 860, 000 residents of the city, particularly those in Yeka and Gulele Sub cities. “The project would alleviate the drinking water supply problem of the residents of the city,” said Adanech Abeibei, mayor of Addis Ababa, at the inaugural ceremony. Equally, it will also help to supply enough…