Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (IMAGE)

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under construction on the Blue Nile in northern Ethiopia, near the Sudan border. This will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa.

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Jean-Daniel Stanley and Pablo L. Clemente and GSA Today.

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Credit: Jean-Daniel Stanley and Pablo L. Clemente and GSA Today.

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