Speaking alongside international leaders including IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and South Africa’s Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Mashat emphasized that nuclear power is a vital, low-emission source essential for a just energy transition across the continent.
Mashat stated that Egypt is pursuing an integrated vision to
diversify its energy mix, aiming to increase the share of renewable energy to
42% by 2030 and boost the energy sector's contribution to GDP to 9.5%.
The Minister showcased the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant as a blueprint for national and continental development. She described the project not merely as a power generation site but as an economic engine designed to generate thousands of specialized employment opportunities, build a local industrial and service base to support advanced nuclear technology, and to provide a reliable baseload of electricity to complement intermittent solar and wind power.