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LeadershipISSUE 39 | JULY 2025 13receive otherwise. Therefore, given that the Egyptian argument is fallacious, we should look to historical geopolitical motivations for its protestation. Why would Egypt attempt to prevent Ethiopia from utilizing its own water source to develop its own nation and other nations in need of electricity?The Blue Nile Basin, which supplies 80% of the water to the White Nile, is rich with potential for development. According to a survey conducted by the United States Department of the Interior between 1957 to 1964, there are at least three more sites in the Blue Nile Basin where hydro-electric dams can be built.One of the thirteen constructed turbinesEthiopians Should Be LaudedThe significance of this accomplishment by the Ethiopian people over many years and successive governments is not fully understood by most people. Even the majority of world leaders fail to comprehend what has been achieved with the construction of the GERD. Lake Tana, and the meandering Blue Nile that finds its way to the White Nile, have been around for millions of years. It took the creativity and ingenuity of the Ethiopian people to exploit this geographical reality for the benefit of society%u2019s existence.Therefore, I will emphasize again what I have previously stated on numerous occasions.The GERD is a potent demonstration of the power of human creativity, and humankind%u2019s harmony with the physical universe. All infrastructure is the product of human intervention. We human beings alter the physical universe by creating improvements. This noetic-creative process of the mind is actually transforming our planet, and implicitly the universe, for the advancement of humankind.My humble suggestion to the government of Ethiopia is: the day the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is officially inaugurated, should be known as GERD Day, to be honored along with Adwa Day. These two accomplishments, one on the battlefield, the other in engineering, represent a uniquely unifying identity of all Ethiopians, who have lived, who are living, and who are yet to be born.The amount of electricity being generated by the GERD on the day of my visit.