Complex Parameters Involved with the GERD Project

COMPLEX PARAMETERS INVOLVED WITH THE GERD
PROJECT

COMPLEX PARAMETERS INVOLVED WITH THE GERD PROJECT
Table of Contents
Evaluation of the concept................................................................................................................2
Analyzing the diagram and assessing the parameters......................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
Reference list...................................................................................................................................7
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COMPLEX PARAMETERS INVOLVED WITH THE GERD PROJECT
Evaluation of the concept
The Ethiopian Electric Power started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on April in
the year 2011 and invested a total amount of 4 billion USD in the construction project. The
construction of the dam started on the River Blue Nile, which is located in Ethiopia and the dam
that is also known as the Hidase Dam is a kind of gravity dam (Kahsay et al. 2015). The location
of the construction area is in the region of Benishanghul-Gumuz that lies in the east of Sudan
border at about a 15km distance. The dam is supposed to be the largest source of a plant
producing hydroelectric power in the continent of Africa and will be the 7th largest in the whole
world and is about 6.45 gigawatts.
Figure 1: Location of dam
(Source: Kahsay et al. 2015)
However, as commented by different critics, a project as big as the GERD project that has been
under construction for more than eight years faces some serious complications from different
areas of the project management. According to Dao et al. 2016, these project complexities can be
assessed and managed using significant tools (Dao et al. 2016). CIFTER or Crawford-Ishikura
Factor Table for Evaluating Roles is a management tool that was developed by the Global
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