Egypt Daily News – Dr. Abbas Sharaki, a professor of geology and water resources at Cairo University, said: With the decrease in rainfall in October, one of the upper spillway gates was closed, leaving only two gates open at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to pass the entire current flood, which has decreased to about 250 million cubic meters per day, and it will continue to gradually decrease by the end of the month to 120 million cubic meters per day.
Sharaki confirmed that the four turbines have been shut since early September 2024, and if they were operational, they could have handled most of the current flood without the need to open any of the spillway gates or at most one gate.
The professor of geology and water resources explained that the waters of the Blue Nile continued to rise at Khartoum, along with an increase in the White Nile’s flooding since the opening of the spillway gates on September 5, and the pumping of water from the Sudanese dams towards the High Dam continues.
Sharaki pointed out that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir has remained stable until today, October 5, 2024, since the spillway gates were opened on September 5 at approximately 60 billion cubic meters, with a level of about 638 meters above sea level.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Egyptian Prime Minister, announced a few days ago that any developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file that affect Egypt’s share of Nile waters will be met with a different approach from the state in dealing with it.
During a meeting with thinkers and opinion leaders, Madbouly said that Egypt, as a state, is keen on its relationship with all countries and is not against development, but rather against anything that negatively affects it.
He added that his government has dealt with the dam in light of these facts and constants, and has so far succeeded in making this project have the least and lightest impact on it.
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