The visit comes in light of presidential directives to prioritize the completion of the project, and was attended by a number of high-ranking Tanzanian officials, members of the Egyptian and Tanzanian parliaments, and heads of the Egyptian consortium implementing the project. Construction work on the dam, which has reached approximately 99.9% completion, was inspected, and eight of the project's nine turbines have been put into operation.
Abdelatty emphasized that the project is a model for cooperation between Nile Basin partners, upstream countries, and downstream countries in hydroelectric dam projects, highlighting Egypt's commitment to supporting development in the Nile Basin.