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Detailed explanation-1: -The dam is in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 45 km (28 mi) east of the border with Sudan. 2022–?

Detailed explanation-2: -GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE HPP ✓ The project is located approximately 600 km north west of the capital Addis Ababa, in the region of Benishangul - Gumaz along the Blue Nile.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), formerly known as the Millennium Dam, is under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile River, which is located about 40km east of Sudan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ethiopia’s national broadcaster reported Saturday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which the country has been constructing on the Blue Nile River, will officially begin generating electricity Sunday for the first time. The project has been under construction for 10 years.