Egypt expressed its anger after Ethiopia introduced that it had crammed the reservoir of the controversial hydroelectric Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River.
Ethiopia has been in dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the mega challenge since its launch in 2011. Egypt depends on the Nile River to satisfy nearly all of its water wants.
The Egyptian Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned that Ethiopia ignores the pursuits of downstream nations.
Ethiopia says the $4.2bn (£3.4bn) dam is not going to scale back its share of Nile water.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed beforehand mentioned on Twitter: “It offers me nice pleasure to announce the profitable completion of the fourth and closing filling of the Renaissance Dam.”
He admitted that the challenge confronted “inside and exterior obstacles,” however “we endured all of that.” The dam started producing electrical energy in February 2022.
Ethiopia believes the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will double the nation’s electrical energy manufacturing, offering an important improvement enhance, as half of the 127 million inhabitants presently lacks electrical energy.
The plan goals to generate greater than 6,000 megawatts from the dam, which is situated about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan.
Egypt and Sudan say that joint guidelines for working the Renaissance Dam should be agreed upon, fearing that energy-hungry Ethiopia will exacerbate the present water scarcity.
Negotiations on the challenge resumed final month, after being suspended in 2021.
Sudan – presently mired in combating between rival armies – didn’t instantly reply to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s announcement on Sunday.
in Statement on Facebook The Egyptian Overseas Ministry mentioned that Ethiopia’s “unilateral” filling of the reservoir violates the Declaration of Rules signed by the three nations in 2015, and described the Ethiopian motion as “unlawful.”
The assertion said, “The Declaration of Rules stipulates that the three nations should attain an settlement on the foundations for filling and working the Renaissance Dam earlier than beginning the filling course of.”
He added, “The unilateral measures taken by Ethiopia are thought-about a disregard for the pursuits and rights of downstream nations and their water safety, as assured by the ideas of worldwide regulation.”
