Tanzania Paid US$2.8 Billion for Its Biggest Dam. Egypt Built It
Egyptian contractors have delivered a 2,115-megawatt hydropower plant in Tanzania, and Cairo is using it to answer the charge that it blocks African development. The post Tanzania Paid US$2.8 Billion for Its Biggest Dam. Egypt Built It appeared first on The Rio Times .
Tanzania completed a US$2.8 billion hydroelectric dam project built by an Egyptian consortium, marking a significant power generation asset for the country. The 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere plant, which generates substantial electricity across nine turbines, is Tanzania's largest power facility. The project, costing Sh7.452 trillion (approximately US$2.8 billion) and financed entirely by the Tanzanian government, began construction in June 2019 and concluded in March 2025.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurated the site on Saturday, with Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attending on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The inauguration comes amid ongoing tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, with Egypt arguing against additional dams on the Nile.
Despite the geopolitical complexities, the Julius Nyerere plant highlights Egypt's growing role in African engineering and export projects, positioning the country as a pan-African contractor and exporter.
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