President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting on Wednesday with Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Housing Mostafa Madbouli, Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker and Minister of Finance Amr el Garhi.

The electricity minister presented a report on the Dabaa nuclear plant and preliminary preparations for implementing the project.

The finance minister reviewed ways to pay off the total costs of the project.

The electricity minister reviewed the ministry's plan to develop electricity services offered to citizens and measures taken to improve the service and upgrade electricity distribution and transfer network across Egypt.

Madbouli reviewed the government's comprehensive plan on Sinai development which includes the establishment of several national projects in various fields. 

On Thursday, Sisi issued a decree approving a loan agreement with Japan to provide 41.9 billion Japanese Yen for Egypt to upgrade its electricity sector