Ethiopia will delay the next round of filling a major new hydroelectric dam on the Nile River, the country’s prime minister has declared, reports Anadolu Agency.
The filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be postponed until September, Abiy Ahmed said Friday during a session at the Ethiopian House of Representatives.
Initially, the fourth filing of the dam had been scheduled for early August.
Abiy emphasized Ethiopia’s commitment to addressing the concerns of lower riparian nations, including South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, on the dam’s filling process.
“This year’s filling will be done differently from the previous three rounds by carrying out the filling in such a way as to alleviate the concerns of the neighboring people,” he said.
“Instead of completing the filling in early August like in the previous rounds, it will be done at the beginning of September or at the end of August.”
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