{"id":6550,"date":"2020-02-25T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:49:07","slug":"the-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/the-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Geography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6551\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin.png 784w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nile-River-Basin-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Grand Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building, has caused a row between Egypt and Ethiopia, with Sudan caught in between, which some fear could lead to war, and the U.S.A is now helping to mediate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>About:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, sometimes referred to as Hidase Dam was formerly known as the Millennium Dam.<\/li>\n<li>It is an under-construction gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, about 15 km east of the border with Sudan.<\/li>\n<li>At 6.45 gigawatts, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the seventh largest in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Egypt, located over 2500 kms downstream of the site, opposes the dam, which it believes will reduce the amount of water available from the Nile.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Relevance: Prelims: Geography Why in news? 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