Addis Ababa – Inaugurated in Ethiopia the GIBE III, the highest dam in the country, with an installed capacity of 1870 MW and the highest of its type in the world. Built by Salini Impregilo, it will almost duplicate the electrical output of the East African country with the aim of modernizing its economy, becoming a regional energy hub. Located on the Omo River and 450 kilometers southwest of the capital Addis Ababa, the dam is the latest in a series of works made by the country in an effort to exploit its vast water reserves. Ethiopia, from whose mountains was born the Blue Nile, in fact, is known as the “water tower of Africa.”9colonne)
