By De Birhan
20 Feb 2013
Ethiopia is to “divert” the direction that Abay River flows in late March 2013, acoording to the Addis Abeba based Sheger FM 102.1 Radio and De Birhan’s sources at the Ministry. The Radio reported quoting an official from the Ethiopian Ministry of Energy and Water.
20 Feb 2013
Ethiopia is to “divert” the direction that Abay River flows in late March 2013, acoording to the Addis Abeba based Sheger FM 102.1 Radio and De Birhan’s sources at the Ministry. The Radio reported quoting an official from the Ethiopian Ministry of Energy and Water.The diversion is necessary to avoid the inundation of the massive building of the Grand Renaissance Dam underway in Ethiopia, Fekihahmed Negash, a Directorate Director at the Ministry told the Radio. A new cofferdam will be dug to divert the flow of the River, the Director added. This will be the first ever redirection of the Blue Nile in the history of Ethiopia, as to the Radio.
De Birhan has also learnt from a source within the Ministry that four diversion tunnels have been built in BeniShangul Region on the left and right sides of the River. Once the construction is finished the two coffer dams will be demolished and the actual water course will be reinstated.
De Birhan has also learnt from a source within the Ministry that four diversion tunnels have been built in BeniShangul Region on the left and right sides of the River. Once the construction is finished the two coffer dams will be demolished and the actual water course will be reinstated.
Ethiopia had started constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River about 40 km (25 mi) east of Sudan in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia aiming to produce 6,000 MW.
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