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The Tekeze Hydro
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to construct a hydroelectric dam on the Tekezé, which would generate 300 megawatts of electricity. The project would cost US$ 224 million and take five years to complete. Oweys
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which it has created is the deepest in Africa and one of the deepest in the world, at some points having a depth of over 2000 meters (6,562 feet).
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returned to Ethiopia by following this river from Egypt (ch. 53).
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577:Tekezé Dam
571:Tekezé Dam
565:Tigray War
476:confluence
441:36°33′37″E
438:14°15′27″N
255:Basin size
212:36°33′36″E
209:14°15′25″N
137:39°20′17″E
134:12°05′13″N
1120:Blue Nile
1028:Wadi Laba
625:crocodile
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68:Countries
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883:Archived
689:See also
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598:Gallery
594:water.
509:History
495:Balagas
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303:Tekezé
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1165:Mareb
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