History has just been made today in Africa after 14 years of construction and $5 billion the continent’s largest hydro power dam has finally had its grand opening in Ethiopia
Standing at 145 meters high and a massive 2 km in length across the Blue Nile it is now among the top 20 largest dams of its kind in the world It has been described as a leap in To the future because now it’s open it will double Ethiopia’s current energy production capacity That’s enough to power around 5,000,000 homes Simultaneously
this is a literal game changer for the country because as things stand around 45% of Ethiopia’s 130 million people lack electricity But after today many homes which have never experienced what it’s like to have electricity will do so for the very first time Time just imagine that but also this will now open up industrial and manufacturing opportunities as well and not just for Ethiopia With surplus power they can even export this electricity to neighboring countries in East Africa as well
