 በመጀመሪያ የሙሌት ደረጃውም ከባሕር ጠለል በላይ 595 ሜትር ድረስ እንደሚሞላ እና ይህም ኤሌክትሪክ ለማመንጨት እንደሚያስችል ተጠቅሶ ይህም ግብጽ እና ሱዳን በዚሁ ጊዜ ከፍተኛ ድርቅ ቢደርስባቸው ለመከላከል የሚያስችል ሁኔታ እንደሚፈጥርላቸው ይገልጻል።
The first stage for filling the dam reservoir was set at 595 meters above sea level, which will help Ethiopia to begin generating electricity while providing appropriate mitigation measures for Egypt and Sudan in the event of severe drought during the period that the dam is filled, the statement said.