Egypt, Sudan react to South Sudan’s plan for new dam on Nile
South Sudan has announced its intention to build another dam on the Nile River, to the surprise of Egyptian officials.
As the crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam escalates, South Sudan has expressed its intention to build a new dam on the Nile River.
In an interview with The National newspaper on June 24, South Sudan’s deputy foreign minister, Deng Dau Deng Malek, said the government plans to build a dam to generate electricity and help prevent floods.
Commenting on the possibility that the new dam might ignite a dispute with Egypt, he said, “It's our sovereign right. But the Nile water is shared. This will be done in conjunction with Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia and Egypt.”
Malek said South Sudan will fund the project with oil revenues in addition to foreign investments, mainly from China.
