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Egypt Today
18-04-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egypt to Receive First Reactor Core for Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in November
Egypt's Minister of Electricity, his delegation meet with Director General of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev, President of Atomstroyexport Andrey Petrov, and other officials in Russia on April 18, 2025- press photo CAIRO – 18 April 2025 – Egypt is set to receive the first reactor core for its under-construction Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) this November, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The announcement was made during the visit of Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat to Russia, where he met with Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Andrey Petrov, President of Atomstroyexport. Minister Esmat confirmed that the first reactor will arrive at the Dabaa site in early November, highlighting that special procedures and preparations are underway for the delivery. During the meetings, both parties discussed progress on the next phases of the project, emphasizing their joint commitment to the agreed-upon timelines and schedules for completing all stages of the strategic power generation initiative, including integration into Egypt's unified electrical grid. Located in Matrouh Governorate on Egypt's northwestern coast, the 4.8 GW Dabaa plant is being developed in cooperation with Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom and Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA). Scheduled for full operation by 2030, the plant is expected to meet around 10 percent of Egypt's total electricity demand, generating up to 37 billion kilowatt-hours annually. Rosatom, contracted in 2015, is responsible for both the construction and the supply of nuclear fuel. In January 2025, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved the Energy and Environment Committee's report on Presidential Decree No. 515 of 2024, which ratifies a protocol amending the intergovernmental financing agreement between Egypt and Russia. The amendment secures an export loan from Moscow to support the construction of Egypt's first nuclear facility. The decree was reviewed by a joint parliamentary committee comprising members of the Energy and Environment Committee, along with representatives from the Planning and Budget, Economic Affairs, and Foreign Relations Committees. Over the course of three sessions, the committee examined the decree, its accompanying explanatory memorandum, and input from relevant government officials before recommending its approval.
Asharq Al-Awsat
02-04-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Egypt Makes Progress in its Nuclear Energy Project
Egypt has reported significant progress in the construction of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant in the country's northwest, a project being developed in cooperation with Russia. The government announced on Tuesday that more than 20% of the project has been completed. Egypt and Russia signed a cooperation agreement on November 19, 2015, to establish the nuclear power station at a cost of $25 billion, funded through a Russian government loan. The final agreements for El-Dabaa were signed in December 2017. The plant will consist of four nuclear reactors with a total generation capacity of 4,800 megawatts, each producing 1,200 megawatts. The first reactor is scheduled to begin operations in 2028, with the remaining units coming online gradually as part of Egypt's energy mix. In its quarterly performance report, the Egyptian government stated that the project aligns with efforts to expand the peaceful use of nuclear energy within the national power grid. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi emphasized in November the importance of executing energy projects efficiently and on schedule, calling them a pillar of Egypt's development strategy. He underscored the need to adhere to the project timeline while ensuring the highest standards of execution and workforce training. Also in November, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to the project, stating that El-Dabaa would enhance renewable energy capacity and stabilize the national power grid. In early March, Russia's Atomstroyexport announced that construction on the second reactor at El-Dabaa had progressed ahead of schedule. According to the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority, the second tier of the inner containment structure had been installed at the reactor building. Egypt experienced widespread power outages last summer, which ended in late July after securing sufficient fuel supplies for its power plants. The El-Dabaa project is part of Egypt's strategy to diversify its energy sources, generate electricity to meet domestic demand, and reduce reliance on imported gas and other fuels. On Tuesday, the government also announced an additional 200 megawatts of private-sector solar power capacity as part of its efforts to expand renewable energy. Officials said the move would support energy diversification and advance the country's sustainable development strategy.
