Ethiopia on Tuesday, September 9, officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydropower project in Africa.
A ceremony was held near the dam in the northwestern Benishangul-Gumuz region to celebrate the project's official completion.
It was attended by senior Ethiopian officials, African leaders and representatives from the African Union and other international organizations, including African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Kenyan President William Ruto, Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.
Construction of the 5,150-megawatt hydropower project began in 2011 on the Blue Nile River near the Sudanese border.
