El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, Egypt’s first-ever nuclear power plant project, will contribute to attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include generating clean energy, increasing dependence on low-carbon sources of energy, and creating many jobs during the construction phase, said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a report cited by the Cabinet media center on Saturday.
In a report published the center on Saturday, as part of a set of infographics titled: “Egypt on the verge of achieving the nuclear dream after over 60 years,” the center also highlighted Egypt’s strenuous infrastructure development efforts to serve its national nuclear program, which receives significant support from the government.
In pursuance of Egypt’s vision and strategy for acquiring nuclear power technology and achieving its nuclear power dream on the ground, the State has committed itself to optimizing its resources by adopting well-balanced approaches aimed at creating the best conditions and overcoming any challenges facing its bold nuclear program, the center said.
The project is part of the State’s plans for diversifying new and renewable sources of energy, ensuring sustainable economic growth, and supporting its relentless efforts for addressing climate change, the center added, asserting also the project’s critical role in protecting the national economy from a volatile global energy market.
In a report published in 2022, Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, which is responsible for constructing the first 4.8 MW NNP in the Matrouh Governorate on the Mediterranean coast, 250km west of Alexandria, said the project is expected to improve efficiency of the national power supply system, the center pointed out.
Meanwhile, General Electric Company predicted in 2018 that the project will contribute Egypt’s plan for diversifying its energy sources by building a reliable carbon-free power supply network, the center noted.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday virtually participated in the foundation-laying ceremony of a new unit of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant.
In July 2022, Egypt began constructing the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, the country’s first nuclear power station, which is located in the Mediterranean province of Matrouh, some 300 km northwest of Cairo.
The program is based on an agreement between Egypt and Russia that entered into force in December 2017. The project includes the building of four reactor units, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, at a total construction cost of $28.75 billion.
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