The latest satellite image revealed the technical status of the Renaissance Dam after Ethiopia announced the start of the second filling.
Today, Tuesday, the satellites showed that the level of the dam lake reached 568 meters above sea level, an increase of about One billion cubic meters compared to last year’s storage, which was estimated at 5 billion cubic meters.
In this context, the Egyptian expert Abbas Sharaki told Al-Arabiya.net that it is expected, according to technical estimates, that the level will reach 1 billion cubic meters. The water in the dam will reach 573 meters within a week from now, with a total storage of about 3 billion cubic meters.
Sharaki also indicated that after reaching this level, Ethiopia will not be able to store other quantities of water due to reaching the maximum limit. The height of the middle aisle she raised.
Dialogue is the only way
It is noteworthy that the European Union had announced earlier today, Tuesday, that dialogue is the only way to solve the crisis of the Renaissance Dam, while the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, confirmed that the European Union Bi is ready to intensify cooperation to facilitate the matter and to overcome what he described as the “current stiffness” in the negotiations.
Shukri said that Egypt’s institutions will determine their options at the appropriate time and with poise, and will defend the interests of its people without complacency.
He also pointed out that all Egyptian agencies and institutions are coordinating together to take appropriate decisions at the appropriate time in a manner that protects the rights of the Egyptian people and defends their interests.
Draft Resolution
In addition, it was revealed that the draft resolution submitted by Egypt and Sudan regarding the Renaissance Dam to the Security Council is in the consultation stage. In the Council, pointing out that if there is a consensus among the members on the draft resolution, it will be put to the vote, stressing that the waters of the Nile River are an existential issue for Egypt.
Ethiopia had officially informed Egypt and Sudan of the start of the second phase of filling The Renaissance Dam, which was met with the unequivocal rejection of Cairo and Khartoum, which reject any unilateral Ethiopian actions on the Nile and demand a binding and fair legal agreement for filling and operation.
