Russia, Egypt Discuss Expanding El Dabaa Nuclear Plant
Russia and Egypt discussed the construction of two additional nuclear power blocks at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, with plans to begin work on the second phase and finalize financial models for the fifth and sixth blocks. The first block is expected to connect to the grid in 2028, with nuclear fuel delivery scheduled for 2027.
Consensus
- Russia and Egypt are discussing the construction of two additional energy blocks at the El Dabaa nuclear power station.
- The discussion includes the financial and economic model for the fifth and sixth blocks.
- The first energy block of the El Dabaa plant is expected to be connected to the grid in 2028.
- Nuclear fuel delivery to the first block is scheduled for 2027.
- The El Dabaa project currently includes four energy blocks, each with a capacity of 1,200 MW.
- The project is being implemented by Rosatom under a government-to-government agreement signed in 2015.
- The meeting took place in Nizhny Novgorod between Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev and Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Mustafa Esmael.
- Both sides expressed positive assessments of the construction progress.
- The discussion also includes cooperation in non-energy fields such as nuclear medicine, additive technologies, and water desalination plants.
Points of divergence
- The meeting took place on August 25. — vesti
- Rosatom's CEO stated that there are no issues with the delivery of electrical equipment, control systems, and machinery hall equipment from European and Asian suppliers. — interfax
- The ceremony for the installation of the reactor vessel for the first block was held on November 19, 2025, with participation from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. — vedomosti
- Rosatom began construction of El Dabaa in 2024. — kommerstant
- The discussion includes the possibility of building floating and small nuclear power plants. — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- Head of Rosatom and Egypt's Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy Sources discussed progress on the construction of the El... — МИД России
- Rosatom discusses with Egypt construction of two more blocks of the "El-Daba" nuclear power plant — Вести
- Russia and Egypt discuss construction of new power blocks at El-Daba nuclear power plant — Коммерсантъ
- Rosatom discusses with Egypt construction of two more blocks of the El-Daba nuclear power plant — Ведомости
- Rosatom and Egypt begin discussions on the second phase of the El-Daba nuclear power plant — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Egypt
- Rosatom
- Alexei Likhachov
- Mahmudom Mustafoy Esmatov
- El-Daba'a Nuclear Power Plant
- El-Daba'a Nuclear Power Plant
- El-Daba
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Russia
- AES
- Nizhny Novgorod
- El-Daba'a Nuclear Power Plant
- El-Daba'a Nuclear Power Plant