Cairo: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued clear directives to the government to localize industry, build human capabilities and develop infrastructure in order to strengthen and anchor Egyptian industry.
According to State Information Service Egypt, the directives also asserted integration between scientific research and industrial entities to achieve Egypt Vision 2030 and enable Egypt to become one of the world's leading industrial nations through local manufacturing, promotion of Egyptian-made products, and increased local content.
These remarks were made during Madbouli's inauguration, in the morning on Tuesday, of the submersible pumps production plant at Qaha Chemical Industries Company (Military Factory 270) in Qalyubia governorate, one of the key industrial entities affiliated with the Ministry of Military Production. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir, Governor of Qalyubia Ayman Attia, and Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah el Din Moustafa.
Madbouli asserted that the state continues to intensify efforts to develop Egyptian industry, considering it a primary engine for comprehensive economic progress. He noted that industrial advancement positively impacts all other sectors, coinciding with ongoing efforts to empower the private industrial sector, remove obstacles to its growth, provide an enabling business environment, and offer incentives and facilitations to support industrial investment.
He also stressed the importance of embedding a value-added culture within Egyptian industry to maximize benefits, whether through deepening local manufacturing, advancing technological development, or achieving the highest possible returns for the national economy and citizens.
Madbouli highlighted the national role played by the Ministry of Military Production and its affiliated entities as one of the state's most important industrial arms. He emphasized that producing submersible pumps within military production companies represents a significant industrial achievement, adding that these pumps are the backbone of lifting stations, wastewater treatment plants, reservoirs, and drinking water facilities. They also meet the strong demand for such equipment, particularly for projects under the presidential initiative (Decent Life) aimed at developing rural villages across Egypt.
Meanwhile, Salah el Din asserted that locally manufactured submersible pumps contribute to added value for the national economy and help reduce import bills. He noted that this industrial achievement is being realized for the first time in Egypt through the combined efforts of several companies under the ministry.