Dr. Moustafa Madbouly - Prime Minister, witnessed the celebration held by the Nuclear Power Plants Authority for Electricity Generation in the New Administrative Capital on the occasion of the fourth annual Nuclear Energy Day, on behalf of His Excellency President Abdel El Sisi.
The ceremony was attended by Eng. Mahmoud Ismat - Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mr. Mohamed Gibran - Minister of Labor, Eng. Karim Badawi - Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Dr. Amgad El Wakeel - Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Dr. Hamed Mira - Chairman of the Nuclear Materials Authority, and a number of former Ministers of Electricity; from the Russian side, Mr. Alexei Kononenko, Vice President of JSC Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of the Russian Rosatom - Vice Chairman of the Russian company Atomstroyexport, and from the Arab Contractors side, Eng. Tarek Khedr and Eng. Dina Mohamed Adel – AC Board Members, Eng. Yasser Abdel Aal – AC Executive Board Member, Eng. Mohamed Hassan - Head of the Sector Supervising the Company’s Projects in Dabaa, and Eng. Ahmed Barakat - Manager of the Company’s Projects Department in Dabaa.
The ceremony witnessed the screening of a documentary film about the efforts of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority to generate electricity in the field of nuclear energy, especially Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant project with the Russian side. This was followed by a live screening of the installation of the reactor core catcher for the fourth nuclear unit, which took place earlier today, and which completes the installation of the reactor core catcher for the four units of the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant as the first long-term nuclear equipment to be installed in the plant’s units.
During the ceremony, the Prime Minister delivered a speech in which he conveyed the greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his appreciation for the exerted efforts to complete and implement the Egyptian nuclear program.
Dr. Moustafa Madbouly expressed his happiness to participate on behalf of His Excellency the President in the Fourth Annual Nuclear Energy Day, extending his sincere thanks and appreciation to the President, Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, for his generous patronage of the Fourth Annual Nuclear Energy Day, and for his diligent follow-up and unlimited support that His Excellency gives to Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant.
The Prime Minister also expressed his thanks and appreciation to Eng. Mahmoud Ismat - Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, for the attention he gives to nuclear energy and its peaceful uses and to all those working in it.
At the same time, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly welcomed the attendees and extended his sincere congratulations in particular to all workers in the nuclear sector in the Egyptian state and those in charge of it, and to the great Egyptian people in general.
The Prime Minister said that “Egypt’s Vision 2030” is based on the principles of “comprehensive sustainable development” that reflect its three dimensions: the economic dimension, the social dimension, and the environmental dimension, pointing out that energy is the main pillar for achieving Egypt’s Vision 2030 and achieving comprehensive development in various societies. It is also the artery of development in various areas of life—economic and social—in addition to being one of the most important pillars of Egyptian national security, as development plans in all fields are linked to the state’s ability to provide the energy resources necessary to implement those plans.
Dr. Moustafa Madbouly added that perhaps the energy crisis that the world is currently witnessing confirms the validity of Egypt’s vision and strategy regarding energy and diversifying its sources, and that its institutions, under the guidance of the wise political leadership, have the ability to predict the future of energy in the world that enhances its global position and regional and international influence. Egypt’s Vision 2030 gives importance to confronting the effects of climate change through the existence of an integrated and sustainable environmental system that enhances flexibility and the ability to confront natural risks.
The Prime Minister explained that “Egypt Vision 2030” also preserves development and the environment together through the rational use of resources in a way that preserves the rights of future generations to a more secure and sufficient future. This is achieved by confronting the effects of climate change, enhancing the ability of ecosystems to adapt, the ability to confront risks and natural disasters, increasing reliance on renewable energy, and adopting sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The Prime Minister said that based on the above, nuclear energy and its peaceful uses play a pivotal role in implementing the sustainable development goals and considered one of the most important components of providing the energy and water needed to ensure sustainable development in Egypt. Besides, it is the basic pillar for achieving environmental sustainability, as clean energy that does not produce any carbon emissions and contributes effectively to overcoming the phenomenon of global warming and reducing climate change, the problem that is currently troubling the entire world.
Dr. Moustafa Madbouly pointed out that Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant lies at the heart of the three dimensions of sustainable development, starting with the quality of life of the Egyptian citizen and ending with the Egyptian state reaching a leading position, noting that Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, in addition to being an electricity generation project, is the basis for achieving the state’s vision for sustainable development, its goals, and various dimensions.
In this context, the Prime Minister thanked all employees of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority for the tangible achievements that the country is witnessing day after day on the path of implementing Dabaa nuclear project, noting that at the beginning of the year, the political leadership witnessed the completion of the first concrete pour for the fourth nuclear unit with the honor and participation of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin via video conference technology. I was also honored to attend from the site of Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, and today the installation of the reactor trap for the four nuclear units is complete. All thanks and appreciation to all employees of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority for their hard and continuous work to achieve the Egyptian dream of owning a nuclear power plant.