Name of the Project
El-Dabaa nuclear power plant (NPP).

Location
El-Dabaa, in Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast.

Project Owner/s
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy, represented by the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA).

Project Description
El-Dabaa  will be the first nuclear power plant in Egypt. The project will involve the construction of an NPP comprising four Russian-designed VVER-1200 pressurised water reactors.

With a nameplate capacity of 4.8 GWe, the plant is expected to account for up to 50% of Egypt’s power-generation capacity to meet the country’s increasing demand for electricity.

Potential Job Creation
More than 30 000 people are working on site.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start /End Date
Unit 1 started construction in July 2022 and Unit 2 in November 2022. Applications to build units 3 and 4 were submitted in January 2022. Unit 3 was awarded a construction licence in March 2023.

Egypt expects the plant to reach full capacity in 2030.

Latest Developments
On November 19, the reactor vessel was installed in the design position at Unit 1.

Construction work on all power units is well under way.

The reactor vessel is a key component of the reactor plant, housing the core and the controlled nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel. It ensures a tight seal and can withstand high pressure and temperature, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the power unit.

The equipment, manufactured by the plant of the Rosatom State Corporation Machine-Building Division, was delivered to the construction site on October 21. 

The installation proceeded in several stages. During the first stage, specialists tilted and moved the 340 t reactor vessel from a horizontal to a vertical position. The equipment was then installed in its design position, in the centre of the reactor shaft. All operations were performed using a heavy-duty crawler crane of 2 200 t lifting capacity.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Rosatom (pressurised water reactors); Atomenergomash and General Electric (turbine hall equipment); KHNP (construction of turbine islands); and Doosan Enerbility subcontractor – turbine islands).

Contact Details for Project Information
NNPA, tel +202 22616264 or email contact_us@nppa.gov.eg.