00:00 Images of the Nile and the Great Renaissance Dam posted on the Ethiopian Prime Minister's
00:05 social network.
00:06 Erbi Ahmed made the announcement.
00:09 Filling of this mega dam, said to be Africa's largest, has been completed.
00:14 An operation denounced by Egypt that depends on the Nile for 90% of its water needs.
00:20 It said, "Ethiopia's unilateral measures do not take into account the interests and rights
00:25 of the two downstream states nor the water security protected by international law."
00:31 The mega dam costs around 3.5 billion euros.
00:34 It's expected to generate over 5,000 megawatts, to double Ethiopia's electricity production,
00:40 to which only half the country's population of 120 million currently has access.
00:46 Before Egypt and Sudan, downstream countries of the Nile have seen the dam as a threat
00:51 to their water supplies.
00:52 However, negotiations are still scheduled to take place in a bid to reach an agreement
00:57 on operating the dam.
