Ethiopia’s GERD dam produces 17% more electricity
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Reporter
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam, produced about 17% more electricity than its initial annual estimates in its first year. The dam’s international consortium is calling for faster investment in the grid to improve direct access to this energy, according to its statement.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Ethiopian hydroelectric dam built on the Blue Nile, produced about 17% more electricity than its initial long-term annual estimates during its first year of operation, according to the GERD International Collaborative Consortium (GICC).
Ethiopia generated 35,671 GWh of electricity during the 2025–2026 financial year, with the GERD accounting for 51.5%, according to data from Ethiopian Electric Power cited by the GICC. On the dam’s first anniversary, the consortium called for faster investment in the grid so that electricity could reach the country’s households and businesses directly.
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