2013 - "Ethiopia has started diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a $4.7bn hydroelectric dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say. The Grand Renaissance Dam, which is being built in the Benishangul-Gumuz region bordering Sudan, will eventually have a 6,000 megawatt capacity, according to the Ethiopian government...Egypt is particularly dependant on the water supply, with growing populations placing it under increasing strain, although Sudan also relies on the source." BBC News "Ethiopia diverts Blue Nile for controversial dam build"
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