The Minister of Housing follows up on the progress of the Julius ...

July 9, 2024

The Minister of Housing follows up on the progress of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant and Dam on Rufiji River in Tanzania

El Sherbini: The project is being directly monitored by the political leadership. It confirms the ability and potential of Egyptian companies to implement major projects Eng. Sherif El Sherbini - Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, held a meeting to follow up on the progress of Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant and Dam project on Rufiji River in Tanzania, which is being implemented by an Egyptian JV of the Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric companies. This was in the presence of officials from the Ministry, the Central Agency for Reconstruction, and the Egyptian JV implementing the project. The Minister of Housing declared that the project includes the construction of a dam with a length of 1,025m and the storage capacity of the dam lake reaches 34 billion m3. It also includes a hydropower plant with a capacity of 2,115 MW. The station is located on the side of Rufiji River in a natural reserve in "Morgoro," southwest of the city of Dar es Salaam (the commercial capital) and the largest city in Tanzania. Eng. Sherif El-Sherbiny pointed out that the Egyptian state pays great attention to implementing this huge project, which embodies the distinguished relations between Egypt and Tanzania, and confirms the ability and potential of Egyptian companies to implement major projects, especially for our brothers in the African continent, and is being followed up periodically by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to achieve development for our brothers in Tanzania, provide the necessary electrical energy to the Republic of Tanzania, control the flood of Rufiji River, and preserve the environment.