The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority has issued a permit for the construction of the El-Dabaa NPP Unit 1. This permit, along with excavation works at site, is a prerequisite for the start of the main stage of construction. Rosatom will build a reliable state-of-the-art NPP with reactors based on the Russian VVER-1200 design of the innovative Generation III+. It meets the world’s highest safety standards, and successfully operates in Russia. El-Dabaa NPP will be the first nuclear power plant of this generation on the African continent.El-Dabaa NPP is the first nuclear power plant in Egypt which will be built in the city of El Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast, 300 km North-West of Cairo. The NPP will consist of four power units, 1,200 MW each, with VVER-1200 reactors (pressurized water reactor) of generation III+. This is the newest generation technology which has references and is already operating successfully. There are four power units with reactors of this generation operated in Russia: Novovoronezh and Leningrad NPP sites have two reactors each. Outside Russia, one power unit of Belarus NPP with VVER-1200 reactor was connected to the grid in November 2020.
The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority has issued a permit for the construction of the El-Dabaa NPP Unit 1. This permit, along with excavation works at site, is a prerequisite for the start of the main stage of construction. Rosatom will build a reliable state-of-the-art NPP with reactors based on the Russian VVER-1200 design of the innovative Generation III+. It meets the world’s highest safety standards, and successfully operates in Russia. El-Dabaa NPP will be the first nuclear power plant of this generation on the African continent.El-Dabaa NPP is the first nuclear power plant in Egypt which will be built in the city of El Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast, 300 km North-West of Cairo. The NPP will consist of four power units, 1,200 MW each, with VVER-1200 reactors (pressurized water reactor) of generation III+. This is the newest generation technology which has references and is already operating successfully. There are four power units with reactors of this generation operated in Russia: Novovoronezh and Leningrad NPP sites have two reactors each. Outside Russia, one power unit of Belarus NPP with VVER-1200 reactor was connected to the grid in November 2020.
