Madbouly made his remarks during a meeting with representatives of Jiangsu Fenghai, a Chinese company specialising in seawater desalination.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Plus Summit in Tianjin.
Madbouly underlined Egypt's commitment to expanding its water desalination efforts, specifically through partnerships with Chinese companies, according to a cabinet statement released following the meeting.
He noted that the country targets localising industries that manufacture components for these plants during the coming period.
The meeting follows a nomination from Chinese President Xi Jinping, who recommended the Jiangsu Fenghai company to Madbouly during their meeting on Saturday.
The Chinese company head, Qingyun Kong, expressed her company's enthusiasm for cooperating with Egypt.
She highlighted Jiangsu Fenghai's expertise in desalination and its commitment to developing innovative, renewable energy-based methods.
She presented a model of a desalination plant that can produce 10,000 cubic metres of seawater per day, with the ability to scale up to meet Egypt's growing needs.
In recent years, Egypt has ramped up its water treatment efforts to address its water management challenges.
The country faces significant water shortages, as the Nile supplies approximately 97 percent of its water needs.
Egypt accesses only about 59.6 billion cubic metres annually out of the required 114 billion, resulting in a substantial deficit.
To bridge this gap, Egypt is investing heavily in water recycling, launching several water treatment and desalination projects.
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