Aswan dam rises up Cairo’s priority list but upgrade work is delayed again


Issue 477 - 05 Feb 2023 - By John Hamilton | 2 minute read

Always a symbol of national pride, Aswan High Dam has become a greater priority for Egypt since Ethiopia started filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). It is now also seen as a necessary protection against potential upstream trouble, as well as an important source of electricity. 

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