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Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

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“The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary”

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The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. For nearly a decade, the great Ethiopian dam has been a source of tension between the three countries. Ethiopia sees the €4bn project, which has been entirely financed by Ethiopian taxpayers but has not yet been completed, as a means of making itself self-sufficient in energy and affirming its power in the region. [...]

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis. [...] (551 words)

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