The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (ectv)

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ( Amharic: ህዳሴ ግድብ, Hidāse Gēdīb), formerly known as the Millennium Dam and sometimes referred to as Hidase Dam, is an under construction gravity dam on the Blue Nile River about 40 km (25 mi) east of Sudan in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. At 6000 MW, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the seventh largest in the world sharing the spot with Krasnoyarskaya.