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Millennium Hydropower Plant (also known as Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) or Hidase Dam) is located at approximately 750 km northwest of Addis Ababa, on the Blue Nile, in the Benishangul - Gumaz National Regional State and 40km from the Sudan border. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest dam in Africa: 1,800 m long, 170 m high and with an overall volume of 10.2 million m³. The project involves the construction of a main dam in Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) on the Blue Nile, 1,800 m long, 155 m high and with an overall volume of 10.2 million m³; two hydroelectric power plants located on the two banks of the river – the one on the right bank with 10 Francis turbines (each with a 375MW capacity), the one on the left bank with 6 turbines – with a total installed capacity of 6000 MW and an expected output of 15,000 GWh/year; a concrete surface spillway with a capacity of 15,000 m³/s, a 5 km long saddle dam built in rockfill with an overall volume of 17 million m³; and a 500-kV substation and ancillary works.
Financing of the Grand Renaissance Project The project is being funded by the Ethiopian Government through the sale of bonds to Ethiopians as well as international buyers. |