Overview

• Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared the dam fully complete on July 3 and announced a formal inauguration in late September 2025.
• The GERD, Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, reached full reservoir capacity without reducing flows to Egypt’s Aswan Dam.
• Ethiopia financed the $4 billion project entirely with domestic resources, underscoring national sovereignty and public participation.
• Egypt and Sudan have voiced existential fears over their Nile water supply and continue to press for a formal water-sharing deal.
• President Donald Trump’s recent false claims of U.S. funding and water cuts have been officially refuted by Ethiopian authorities.