Posts Tagged ‘Tekeze dam’

Egypt to form committee tasked with protecting Egypt’s right on Nile

March 4 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, Middle East, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Sources at the Ministry of Irrigation have called for the establishment of a legal committee mandated with “preserving Egypt’s historical right to Nile water” and “restoring Egypt’s leading role in the Nile Basin.” The same sources warned that Ethiopia planned to build four new dams on the Nile in addition to the planned Tekeze Dam (which will store up to 30 billion cubic meters of... Read more

Tekeze hydro project Named one of Power Engineering Projects of the Year

December 16 | Posted by ocean | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Technology, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , ,

ORLANDO, Fla. Power Engineering magazine recognized the 2010 Projects of the Year Award finalists and announced the winners. The Tekeze hydro project in Ethiopia won the Project of the Year Award for the renewable/sustainable project category.

The winners were announced at the Power-Gen International conference and exhibition in Orlando, Fla. This year’s Projects of the Year Award winners and honorable mentions produced... Read more

Ethiopia Plans Power Exports to Sudan After Rains Boost Dams

July 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Supplies to Sudan will total about 200 megawatts, while 150 megawatts may also be sold to Djibouti should there be sufficient supplies, said Mekuria Lemma, head of strategic management and programming at the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. Gilgel Gibe II, which halted production in January following a tunnel collapse, is expected to resume output by the end of July. Production... Read more