@drdemola01: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is located approximately 700 km north west of the capital Addis Ababa, in the region of Benishangul - Gumaz along the Blue Nile. It's a major project whose construction required innovative solutions. The GERD is the largest dam in Africa: 1,800 m long, 175 m high and with a total volume of 10.4 million m³. It has a reservoir covering 1,875 square kilometres containing 74 billion cubic metres of water. The project involves the construction of a main dam in Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC), with two power stations installed at the foot of the dam. The power stations are positioned on the right and left banks of the river and comprise thirteen Francis turbines with a total installed power of 6,450 MW and estimated production of 15,700 GWh per year. The project is completed by a 15,000 m3/s capacity concrete spillway and a rockfill saddle dam (5 km long, 50 m high and 15.3 million m3 in volume), both located on the left bank. Constructed between 2011 and 2024, the GERD is owned and operated by the Ethiopian Electric Power company. It was built primarily to power a growing Ethiopia's population and boost economic development, with the potential to also export electricity to neighboring countries. #GERD #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #largestdam #Ethiopia #africa #waterreservoir #powergeneration #electricity #technology #technews

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