While touring the dam with Tanzanian and Egyptian officials and parliamentarians, Abdelatty hailed the project as a model for cooperation among Nile Basin nations and reiterated Egypt's commitment to regional development.
The $2.9 billion dam, launched in 2017 and under construction since 2019, is being built by the state-owned Arab Contractors and privately owned Elsewedy Electric. It aims to address Tanzania's electricity shortage by supplying clean energy to over 60 million people.
The statement announced that dam construction is 99.9 percent complete, and eight of the project's nine turbines are operational.
Abdelatty arrived in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, opening the Egyptian-Tanzanian Joint Business Forum and holding bilateral talks with his Tanzanian counterpart, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.
He expressed Egypt's interest in boosting cooperation with Tanzania in construction and hydroelectric power generation projects, offering full institutional support.
The top Egyptian diplomat emphasized Egypt's commitment to strengthening economic and trade ties with African nations, highlighting Egypt's trade agreements, particularly with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states, and investment opportunities in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
Abdelatty encouraged Egyptian companies to increase their engagement across the continent, noting Egypt's manufacturing capabilities in sectors such as food production, industrial and chemical goods, and construction materials, aimed at meeting African needs.
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