| El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | محطة الضبعة للطاقة النووية |
| Country | Egypt |
| Location | El Dabaa, North Coast |
| Coordinates | 31°2′39″N 28°29′52″E / 31.04417°N 28.49778°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | July 20, 2022 |
| Commission date | 2026 (expected)[1][2] |
| Construction cost | US$28.75 billion[3] |
| Owner | Nuclear Power Plants Authority |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1200 |
| Reactor supplier | Rosatom |
| Cooling source | Mediterranean Sea |
| Power generation | |
| Units under const. | 4 × 1,200 MW[4] |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,800 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | nppa.gov.eg |
El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant is the first nuclear power plant planned for Egypt and will be located at El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt, about 320 kilometers northwest of Cairo.[5][6] The plant will have four VVER-1200 reactors, making Egypt the only country in the region to have a Generation III+ reactor.[7][8]
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