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Quote: Addis Ababa, April 2 (WIC) – Construction of the Millennium Hydropower plant, the biggest hydropower plant in Africa yet, officially launched today in Benishangul Gumuz regional state. The dam, which will be constructed on Nile River some 40Km from the Sudanese boarder, is expected to be completed in four years time. With a generating capacity of 5,250MW, the dam will be the largest artificial lake with a capacity of holding 63 billion cubic meter of water, twice the size of the largest natural lake in the country – Lake Tana.