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Ethiopia officially declared the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

This is Africa's largest hydropower project, over which there was a diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt for years.

This dam is located on the Blue Nile River.

Its construction work was completed in 2025.

The height of the dam is about 145 meters. 

Its lengths is about 1,800 meters.

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Hirakund dam which is situated over Mahanadi river is 25 km long dam.

It is situated in tribal state Odisha.

Hirakund reservoir is 55 km long.

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• Baglihar Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• It is the first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation.
• It is conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996.
• It is construction began in 1999.
• The dam opened in 2008 with an estimated cost of US$1 billion.
• It was commissioned in two stages: Stage I in 2008-09 and Stage II in 2015-16.

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Ching Ping Dam is a Hydropower Station located in China.

Ching Ping Dam Construction began in 2005 and complete in 2013.

Ching Ping Dam located on Yalong River.

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Akosombo Dam completed in 1965.

Its construction was jointly financed by the government of Ghana, the World Bank, the USA, and the UK.

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The Mosul Dam is located on the Tigris River in Iraq.

It is often referred to as the "Most Dangerous Dam in the World".

Due to its deteriorating condition and high risk of failure.

The dam was built in the 1980s.

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Tarbela Dam is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the largest  built over the River Indus

It is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.

it is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is construction began in 1968

it was Completed in 1976

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Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington

It built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water.

Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhouses.

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•  The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is the largest earth-filled dam in the world
• Location: Haripur District, KP
• Height: 485 ft (148 m)
• Construction Began: 1968
• Completed: 1976
• River: Indus River
• Contractor: Salini Impregilo (Italy)