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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as the Hidase Dam, is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. The dam is in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 14 km east of the border with Sudan.
  • Location: Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz Region
  • Official name: Amharic: ታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዳሴ ግድብ · Tigrinya: ግድብ ሕዳሰ ኢትዮጵያ · Oromo: Hidha Guddicha Haaromsa Itoophiyaa
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Purpose: Power
  • Status: Under construction
  • Construction began: 2 April 2011
  • Opening date: 21 July 2020

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