Egypt Grants Permission to Build Fourth Power Unit at Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant

Egypt’s Council of Ministers and the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Authority have agreed to grant permission to construct the fourth and final power unit at the Dabaa nuclear power plant.

Egypt’s Council of Ministers said in a statement Wednesday, citing the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Authority, that the agency had agreed to grant permission to build the fourth and final power unit at the Dabaa nuclear power plant with a capacity of up to 1,200 megawatts.

In June 2022, Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom said it had received approval from the Egyptian regulator to begin construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant, which consists of four units with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts each.

The agency said in a statement that “the safety of people, the environment and property in all Egyptian lands has been reviewed for potential hazards,” Reuters reported.

Progress of Construction

She added that permission to build the first block was received in June 2022, the second in October 2022, and the third in March 2023.

Agreement Between Egypt and Russia

Egypt and Russia signed an agreement to start work at the Dabaa nuclear power plant during a meeting in Cairo between President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and President Vladimir Putin in 2017.