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Ethiopia's big Nile dam battle

Name: Ethiopia's big Nile dam battle
Uploaded: 2013-07-06T00:19:46.169Z
Duration: 3 min 26 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Katrina Manson on Africa's largest hydroelectric power plant

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, delivering 6,000MW. The cost and the potential impact of diverting the Blue Nile have created controversy in the region. The FT's east Africa correspondent Katrina Manson reports on the benefits of the project, and the challenges it faces

July 6, 2013

Produced and filmed by Katrina Manson. Edited by Gregory Bobillot. Library: Getty