Ethiopia to Build Dam On Blue Nile Near Border

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Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:51:29 AM GMT Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:37:00 AM GMT

Ethiopia is set to launch construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in its Nile basin near its border with Sudan, the country's Prime Minister has announced. The planned power plant Ethiopia's Benishangul state will be 40km from the Sudanese border. "We are planning to carry out a number of important projects, including a major project on the Nile," Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi told the press. Upon completion, the power plant will ...

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