January 20, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian official said Wednesday that the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) which the horn of Africa’s nation is constructing along the Nile River is due to begin generating power very soon.

JPEG - 19.2 kb The planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project (AP) A government official at the Ethiopia Electric and Power Corporation (EEPCo), who spoke anonymously because he is not authorized to brief the media, said the mega project is set to start generating 750 megawatts of electricity.

According to the official, the initial electricity generation will start soon the two turbines which recently arrived at the dam site and will get installed in the coming weeks. Ethiopia has ordered a total of 16 turbines from companies oversees which will enable the massive power plant project to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity upon completion

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