Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2509/787241-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="By PMO - Ethiopia - [1], Public Domain," align="left"><br><span >By PMO - Ethiopia - [1], Public Domain, [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152050391]]&lt;/span><p><p><em>In April 2011, Ethiopia <a href="https://www.hydropower.org/sediment-management-case-studies/ethiopia-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-gerd">began construction</a> of Africa&#x2019;s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66776733">6,000 megawatts of electricity</a>, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent&#x2019;s largest <a href="https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/water-conflict-between-egypt-and-ethiopia-a-defining-moment-for-both-countries/">power exporter</a>.</em></p></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethiopias-mega-dam-has-taken-14-years-to-build-what-it-means-for-the-niles-11-river-states-and-why-its-so-controversial-287937a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=261320">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
BP to expand footprint in Egypt with new gas drilling deals/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2509/786901-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: on" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: <a href="https://unsplash.com/@simoncheung207?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Simon Cheung</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-bright-light-in-the-dark-i2XveTsfsj8?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>&lt;/span><p>Egypt's Petroleum Ministry said that BP has signed a preliminary agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to drill five new deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean Sea.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bp-to-expand-footprint-in-egypt-with-new-gas-drilling-deals-954514a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=261234">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2509/785769-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Jonathan Gong on Unsplash" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Jonathan Gong on Unsplash&lt;/span><p>TotalEnergies announced that it has been awarded an exploration permit for the Nzombo area off the coast of the Republic of Congo, close to its already operational Moho facilities.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/republic-of-congo-grants-totalenergies-exploration-permit-179976a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=260968">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>