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Tensions Reignite Between Ethiopia and Egypt Over Nile Dam

Salem Solomon

   WASHINGTON - New images captured in the last week by the European Space
   Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite suggest that Ethiopia may have started
   filling its massive Nile River dam, as tensions over the project
   continue.

   Ethiopia denied the assertion but maintains the country's position that
   it is still on track to begin the multi-year process of [1]filling the
   dam later this month.

   The images set off a flurry of speculation,with Egypt, Ethiopia and
   Sudan deadlocked in talks over the dam's future.

   The $4.5 billion dam has been under construction for nine years,and
   once operational, will be the largest hydroelectric power plant on the
   African continent, capable of producing 6.4 gigawatts of power. But the
   project has generated opposition from fellow Nile River countries Egypt
   and Sudan who fear it will affect their access to fresh water.

References

   1. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/374381.aspx

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