On Jan. 9, 1960, Egypt started construction on dam taming the Nile amid concerns over loss of treasured antiquities. ... On Dec. 9, 1960, construction of the Aswan High Dam began in Egypt.

Says the Administration’s spokesman: “You can’t build an eighth of a dam or half a dam and add to it later.” ¶ Total cost will be $1.3 billion. Egypt will pay about $900 million.

Note annual generation of Aswan dam = 10 TWh, and it has a capacity of 2.1GW. Reply. Marcy Smith says: April 30, 2024 at 8:23 pm.