Egypt plans building new nuclear plant: report

Egypt is planning to build new nuclear units for power generation after the existing reactor is completed in 2028, according to an Arabic newspaper in Jordan reported on Thursday.

The Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) is considering “adding four new nuclear units for electricity production,” the report said, quoting a source at the Egyptian Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry.

The new units are expected to be constructed in Dabaa, next to Egypt’s only nuclear power plant which is still under construction.

“We have requested the allocation of a land in Matrouh Governorate (Northwest Egypt) pending a final decision in this respect,” the source said, referring to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom.

“We will be open to offers from several countries, including China, Europe, and the Company which is building Dabaa reactor,” the source also added.

He also said that the Ministry “has an ambitious nuclear programme for the generation of electricity and diversification of energy sources, including wind and solar energy.”

Last week, NPPA said that it would begin building the fourth unit at Dabaa in the fourth quarter of 2023. The plant holds four units, each of them has a capacity of 1,200 megawatt (MW).