Ethiopian water minister arrives in Khartoum for Renaissance Dam talks

Ethiopian Minister of Water and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu arrived in Khartoum Sunday to attend meetings of the three-way technical committee on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam to start on Monday.
The committee include water ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan formed a tripartite technical committee last year to study the possible effects of Ethiopia's dam.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a point of contention between Egypt and Ethiopia, as Egypt fears the dam will have damaging effects on its share of Nile water.
Previous agreements made in 1929 and 1959 which guaranteed Egypt’s share of Nile water were signed in Ethiopia’s absence.
Ethiopian officials insist the dam will not hamper Egypt's share of Nile water and have instead pointed to gains in electricity production offered by the project.