Ethiopia Studies on Nile Dam Fall Short, Report Says

CAIRO (Reuters) - Ethiopia has not thought hard enough about the impact of its ambitious dam project along the Nile, Egypt said on Sunday, underlining how countries downstream are concerned about its impact on water supplies.

The Egyptian presidency was citing the findings of a report put together by a panel of experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the impact of the plan to build a $4.7 billion hydroelectric dam.

Ethiopia triggered deep concern in Egypt last week when it began work to divert the river as part of the project. [More]