#go#backend#backend_as_a_service#chat_server#game_backend#game_framework#game_server#multiplayer#nakama#realtime#realtime_games#social#unity_engine#unreal_engine
Nakama is an open-source, scalable server for building social and real-time multiplayer games and apps. It offers features like user accounts, social connections, chat, multiplayer matchmaking, leaderboards, tournaments, and in-app purchase validation. You can extend it with custom code in Lua, JavaScript, or Go. Nakama supports multiple platforms and protocols, making it easy to integrate with popular game engines. It includes a web console for managing player data and game metrics. You can run Nakama locally with Docker or deploy it on any cloud provider. This helps you quickly build and scale games with ready-made backend services, saving time and effort.
https://github.com/heroiclabs/nakama
Grand #Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: how #Africa’s largest hydropower project Is powering #Ethiopia’s future
A detailed examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – its construction, specifications, commissioning, regional impact, and remaining challenges.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD) is the largest hydropower project in Africa. Located on the #Blue_Nile in Ethiopia’s #Benishangul-Gumuz region, about 14km from the Sudanese border, the project has been delivered by Ethiopian Electric Power (#EEP) with major civil works undertaken by #Webuild Group (formerly #Salini Impregilo).
The objective of the dam is to increase Ethiopia’s electricity generation capacity, reduce dependence on imported energy, and support long-term industrial and economic development.
Construction began in 2011, and Ethiopia officially inaugurated......
Read more: https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-how-africas-largest-hydropower-project-is-powering-ethiopias-future/?cf-view