Egypt and Tanzania are gearing up to celebrate the first filling of the giant hydropower dam of Julius Nyerere, which is being constructed along the Rufiji River by an Egyptian consortium and thousands of workers including Egyptians.
The ambitious project of Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station has a capacity of 2,115 MW an is set to become the largest in East Africa and Africa’s fourth largest.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar headed to Tanzania to celebrate the first filling of the dam’s reservoir.
“We join the Tanzanian state’s leadership, government and people in their celebration of this very important event for our brothers in Tanzania,” a statement by the Egyptian Housing Ministry read.
The mega dam, whose construction began in 2019, is being carried out by the Egyptian consortium of Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric at a cost of $2.9 billion.
The project aims at providing Tanzania with required power and controlling the Rufiji River flood.
Cooperation between the two countries to implement the project “confirms the Egyptian companies’ ability in implementing mega projects, especially for our brothers in the African continent,” the statement said.
Source: Egypt Today
