This past week heads of state from the region gathered in Ethiopia to witness official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The dam is among top 20 largest dams in the world with capacity to generate over 5 gigawatts.
The dam will allow Ethiopia control the flow of the Blue Nile, irrigate land, cultivate fisheries sector, and generate cheap power for its economy and neighbours. Kenya and Tanzania already have infrastructure in place to import electricity from Ethiopia.