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Title: Ethiopia: Dam Critics Won't Go Away
Visit: Ethiopia: Dam Critics Won't Go Away
Author:
Inter Press Service News Agency
Dated:
06 Feb 2010
Ethiopia is building a 240-metre high dam on the Omo River…The Gilgel Gibe III dam …will be a significant boost for the Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCO)…Two environmental organisations, Friends of Lake Turkana and International Rivers…say changes in the river's flow will…put the livelihoods of up to 200,000 people who depend on the lake…at risk. The groups have raised questions over the quality of the environmental and social impact studies completed for the project…Gilgel Gibe III's opponents also point out that the contract to build the dam was not awarded through a competitive international tender; it was negotiated directly with Salini [Costruttori], in violation of Ethiopia's procurement guidelines…EEPCO CEO Miheret Debebe says the project's opponents are using false allegations to try to stop the project
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