The Ethiopian Ministry of International Affairs introduced that the delegations of Addis Ababa, Egypt and Sudan concluded, on Monday, the primary spherical of tripartite negotiations on filling and working AlNahda damwhich was hosted by Cairo.
She stated on Twitter that the delegations exchanged views to be able to attain a place helpful to all events, and agreed that Ethiopia would host the following spherical of negotiations in September 2023.
She additionally added that Addis Ababa “will attempt to conclude the tripartite negotiations on the premise of the precept of honest and affordable use (of water) whereas guaranteeing its justifiable share of the Nile water.”
A brand new spherical of negotiations started Sunday in Cairo between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on filling and working AlNahda dam which Addis Ababa is constructing on the Blue Nile, and each Cairo and Khartoum worry its impression on them.
from the negotiations in Cairo
inside 4 months
It’s noteworthy that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed final month to finalize, inside 4 months, the formulation of an settlement on filling and working the dam.
Their assembly got here on the sidelines of the assembly of Sudan’s neighboring international locations in an try and resolve the disaster it’s witnessing as a result of ongoing battle between the military and the Speedy Help Forces.
Renaissance Dam (archive from Reuters)
since 2011
It’s noteworthy that since 2011, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have been negotiating to succeed in an settlement on filling and working the Renaissance Dam, however lengthy rounds of negotiations between the three international locations haven’t but yielded an settlement.
Though Egypt and Sudan have repeatedly urged Ethiopia to postpone its plans to fill the dam’s reservoir till a complete settlement is reached, Addis Ababa introduced on June 22 its readiness to launch the fourth section of filling the dam’s reservoir, which has a capability of about 74 billion cubic meters of water.
Egypt depends on the Nile River to safe 97% of its water wants.
Renaissance Dam (archive from Reuters)
Electrical energy manufacturing
It’s price noting that the Renaissance Dam is positioned on the Blue Nile within the Benishangul-Gumuz area, about 30 km from the border with Sudan. It’s 1.8 km lengthy and 145 meters excessive.
In February 2022, Ethiopia formally launched electrical energy manufacturing from the dam, which it presents as among the many largest in Africa, with a development price of greater than $4 billion.
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