On the second day of his visit to Tanzania, Dr. Hani Sewilam - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, made a field visit to Julius Nyerere Dam, accompanied by the Egyptian Ambassador to Tanzania Sherif Ismail, the technical delegation of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, and representatives of the Egyptian Embassy in Tanzania and the Egyptian JV, Eng. Ayman Attia and Eng. Rafea Youssef, Deputy Managers of the JV. Dr. Sewilam stated that this project is of great importance to the Tanzanian people, as it aims to generate electric power, control the flooding of Rufiji River, and regulate the sustainability of its water flows, noting that the filling of Julius Nyerere Dam Lake was inaugurated on 22 December 2022, in a major ceremony in which the Tanzanian President participated. Dr. Sewilam also thanked the Tanzanian government for the great confidence it placed in the Egyptian companies to implement this great project and for the constructive cooperation provided by the Tanzanian government agencies with the Egyptian companies. The minister praised the implementation of this project through an Egyptian JV that includes the Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric companies, which confirms the strength and distinction of Egyptian companies and represents an embodiment of Egypt's support for development efforts in Africa and its vision that real development is achieved by establishing projects that benefit sister countries without infringing on the rights of others or causing harm to neighboring countries. The Minister of Irrigation also expressed his great pride in the international level that Egyptian companies have reached in implementing major infrastructure projects, as Egyptian companies succeeded in implementing this huge project despite the great challenges that faced the implementation process. He pointed out that this project is considered a model to be followed in constructive regional cooperation between brotherly African countries to support development efforts and achieve the interests of their peoples. Dr. Sewilam expressed his aspiration for the continuation of the JV’s work on similar and more expanded development projects in African countries, especially the Nile Basin countries, with what this represents in a strategic dimension, stressing Egypt's keenness to enhance cooperation and push sustainable development in all basin countries. During the visit, Dr. Sewilam listened to a detailed explanation by the project leaders of the Arab Contractors Company and El Sewedy Electric Company about the components of the project, the work progress, and the challenges that faced the implementation process. The length of the dam is 1025 metres at the top, with a height of 131 meters and a storage capacity of about 34 billion m3. The dam includes a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 2115 megawatts through its 9 turbines. This plant is considered the largest in Tanzania for generating electricity. The generated power will be transferred through electric transmission lines with a voltage of 400 kV to an electricity substation, where it will be integrated with the public electricity grid. The project also includes the construction of 4 saddle dams to form the water reservoir, in addition to a water spillway in the middle of the main dam, an emergency spillway, and a 660-meter-long tunnel to divert river water; 3 tunnels for the passage of water needed for the power plant. Besides, the construction of a permanent concrete bridge and 2 temporary bridges on the sides of Rufiji River. The project area is served by temporary and permanent roads to facilitate movement and link the components of the project. The project cost is $2.90 billion. The dam is planned to start generating electricity after the installation of all turbines, and the operation will be in 2024.