Ethiopia’s filling of GERD gets muted response

Ethiopia began filling GERD in July last year

Ethiopia began filling GERD in July last year and had attained its first phase target by filling 4.9 billion cubic metres. PHOTO | FILE

Ethiopia’s completion of the second phase filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) last week was not met with huge protests from Sudan and Egypt, contrary to expectations. This could be because it is the rainy season, meaning Sudan, which traditionally faces floods, did not experience a significant drop in the waters reaching its river banks.

Recently, Addis Ababa said that it had completed the second controversial dam filling.