Overall, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance has now reached 65 percent

A discussion was held with stakeholders on the status of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Wednesday.

The workshop will be finalized soon after four years, he said. The deadline for the dam to commence and the start of the project is over.

In its discussion, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said the project was delayed due to lack of detailed research and that the delays in the dam cost the country 800 million dollars a year.

Know overall, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance has now reached 65 percent.

Following the death of The head of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Engineer Semegnewu  a new of General Manager of the Grand Renaissance Dam  so called Engineer Kefele Horo was appointed a few month ago.

General Manager, Kefele Horo, said that the Renaissance Dam project, the construction of the dam, and the future of the construction of the dam have been answered, have responded to questions from the journalist.

According to the General Manger the main reason for the delay:

The main reasons for the slowdown of the construction of the structure are the fact that the mechanical and steel industries are unable to keep their time, according to the general manager.

The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo), which gave these contracts to the Metals and Engineering Corporation (METC), said that following the project's delay and the lack of public trust on the project, the government had abrogated the contract with METC for nearly a month and concluded negotiations with internationally renowned contractors and contractors who have started work.

"When the jobs were accomplished in previous agreements, No one would take responsibility for one's work. So, we are negotiating with the German and French companies in the presence of experienced hydroelectric operators on a global scale to accelerate the work. Some have already started to work. '

"We are also talking about a contract with German (Vu-Zuh) and France (Geo Alsem) Companies for the  supply of Turbine-generator  and installation of it.

According to Engineer Kefele there is no  way to reconstruction of dam, but it is said that the works undertaken by a foreign company are sufficiently inspected and corrected.

'' We offer all Metal Products Contracts to a foreign company. An external company will take these terms with the same assurance of quality as ever before. " said the Manager

There are already waterproof fittings and water gutters made by metals factories. There are also other planted on the wall. Are these properly installed? Are these rights? They have an obligation to check. If something is missing or faulty, these will be corrected, but it will not be rebuilt, "said Engineer Kefele.

According to the general manager, the Renaissance Dam had not had a properly plan  timetable.

However, he is confident that the dam will be completed four years later and that it can generate energy.

'' This project has never faced a budget problem. It will never face it. The government is giving priority to the project, "said the general manager, adding that the dam will be completed in a timely manner so that crucial jobs will be completed before the dam is completed.