Research Article

Estimation of Current Water Use over the Complex Topography of the Nile Basin Headwaters: The Case of Ghba Subbasin, Ethiopia

Table 6

Current industrial water uses of the urban areas in the subbasin.

Existing water supply use (m3/month)
S/NIndustryTownUseSource

1Velocity textileMekelle230,668GW
2Mekele steel industryMekelle16,383GW
3Ma garmentQuha19,961GW
4Mekele industry zoneMekelle320,667GW, SW
5Quiha TextileQuha117,371GW
6Semayata marbleWukro12,969GW
7Sheba lazerWukro26,013GW
8Mesfin industrialMekelle43,800GW
9Selam steel factoryMekelle17,271GW
10Wukro car assemblyWukro14,565GW
11Dera water bottlingAtsbi16,581GW
12A summary of more than 100 small industriesMekelle929,600GW, SW
Total1,765,849