WHY IN NEWS?
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt agreed on Sunday to resume negotiations to resolve their decade-long complex dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam hydropower project in the Horn of Africa. The latest round of talks comes six weeks after Sudan had boycotted the ongoing negotiations.

 

Background:
• The building of the dam was initiated in 2011 on the Blue Nile tributary of the river that runs throughout one part of Ethiopia.
• The Nile is an essential water supply within the area and Egypt has constantly objected to the dam’s building, saying it’ll influence water circulation
• The dam’s location on the Blue Nile tributary, could doubtlessly enable Ethiopia to realize management of the circulation of the river’s waters. Egypt lies additional downstream and is anxious that Ethiopia’s management over the water may end in decrease water ranges inside its personal borders.
• When Ethiopia had introduced in 2019 that it deliberate on producing energy utilizing two generators, Egypt had strongly objected. In addition, Egypt proposed a longer timeline for the venture over issues that the water degree of the Nile may dramatically drop because the reservoir fills with water within the preliminary levels.
• Sudan’s location between Egypt up north and Ethiopia down south has brought about it to turn into an inadvertent celebration to this dispute. But that isn’t all; Sudan too is anxious that if Ethiopia had been to realize management over the river, it could have an effect on the water ranges Sudan receives.

Why does Ethiopia need this dam?
• Ethiopia’s aim is to save electrical energy for its inhabitants and to maintain and develop its rising manufacturing business. 
• Addis Ababa anticipates that this dam will generate roughly 6,000 megawatts of electrical energy when it’s accomplished, which may be distributed for the wants of its inhabitants and industries.
• Ethiopia could also be hoping to promote surplus electrical energy to neighboring nations like Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea and South Sudan, that additionally endure from electrical energy shortages, to generate some income.
Present Situation:
• Egypt and Sudan are involved in regards to the filling and the operation of the dam.
• Ethiopia continues to insist that the dam is required to fulfill the wants of its inhabitants and has mentioned that downstream water provides won’t be adversely affected.
• Sudan believes that the dam will scale back flooding, however anxious in regards to the path ahead if the negotiations finish at a stalemate.