Ethiopia's disputed dam reservoir begins to swell, see satellite images

New satellite ims show that reservoir behind disputed hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia is beginning to fill, which country along with Sudan and Egypt h agreed to refrain from doing so before reaching an agreement. According to experts, dam could be filling by unseasonal rain waters inste of government action, however, report has t been confirmed yet. latest ims come as Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, all three Nile states ended talks on Monday without any deal. 

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According to reports, satellite ims were captured on July 9 by European ncy's Sentinel-1 satellite. Ethiopia h earlier said that it would begin filling reservoir of dam this month even without an agreement as it believes dam to be a necessity for electrification and development of country. disputed dam is being built along 6,600-kilometre-long Nile river, which is a lifeline for 10 countries it passes through as it supplies m with water and electricity.  

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Ethiopia's $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction since 2011 near its border with Sudan and is expected to make country's Africa's biggest power exporter. Egypt is seeking an agreement that would guarantee minimum flows to country before project starts operating. Nile is only freshwater source for Egypt, which is why country wants a deal with Ethiopia before project starts so that any dispute in future is resolved in line with agreement. 

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Earlier in February talks between Egypt and Ethiopia in Washington ended without an agreement following which latest round began on June 9 via video-conferencing. United States, European Union, and South Africa h been acting as observers during talks between irrigation and water ministers from three Nile basin countries. Sudan and Egypt view dam as a threat due to dangers it poses to ir essential water supplies.

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(Im Credit: AP)