GERD By facebooker_594380718 Apr 1, 2011 Work Started The work on the dam construction began in April 2011 Period: Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 1, 2017 GERD Dam Construction Apr 1, 2014 30% Complete The Ethiopian government announced that construction is going as planned, Jul 1, 2017 ETA to 100% Completion Period: Jul 1, 2017 to Jul 1, 2022 Time to fill GERD (Ethiopian Version) Period: Jul 1, 2017 to Jul 1, 2032 Time to Fill GERD (Egyptian Version) Jul 1, 2022 Ethiopians insist that filling GERD in 5 years is OK Jul 1, 2032 Egyptian experts suggest that GERD should be filled in at least 15 years hat GERD should be filled in at least 15 years