(9 Sep 2025)
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Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia – 8 September 2025
1. Various of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD)
2. Various tracking shots of dam reservoir
3. Wide tracking shot of high voltage power supply installation
4. Various of an Ethiopian fighter jet over-flying GERD launch site
5. Wide pan of GERD launch event
6. Wide of dignitaries joining event
7. Wide of dignitaries seated
8. Wide of entertainment
9. Wide of dignitaries seated
10. Wide of entertainment
11. Wide of dignitaries applauding
STORYLINE:
Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mammmoth hydroelectric dam along the Blue Nile on Tuesday in a move that will bring electricity to millions but which has sparked bitter opposition from its downstream neighbors.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to produce more than 5,000 megawatts, doubling Ethiopia’s current output, part of which will be exported to neighboring countries.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will preside over the inauguration ceremony, which will be attended by other African heads of states and dignitaries.
The dam, whose construction began in 2011, has raised concerns from neighboring Egypt and Sudan over the potential reduction of water levels downstream.
Despite the formation of a joint panel to discuss the sharing of the Blue Nile water, tensions remain high and some, like Egypt, have termed the move a security risk, saying it could lead to drought downstream.
But Ethiopia insists that the towering dam will not only benefit its more than 100 million people, but also its neighbors, and sees it as an opportunity to become Africa’s leading electricity exporter.
AP video by Jackson Njehia
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