No Agreement Reached in Latest Ethiopia-Egypt Nile Dam Talks

Ethiopia insists on exploiting the river as Egypt fears devastating impact on its water supplies.

Latest round of negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between Ethiopia and Egypt ended without an agreement, with both countries blaming each other for the stalemate.
Egypt, which relies on the Nile for over 90% of its water supplies, fears a devastating impact if the dam is operated without taking its needs into account.
The dam, which began producing power last year, is expected to ultimately produce over 6,000 megawatts of electricity, doubling Ethiopia's current output and making it a net energy exporter.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed had resolved in July to come to an agreement on the dam within four months, but subsequent talks have also ended acrimoniously.
Ethiopia has stated it will continue to exploit the river with or without an agreement.