The four 鈥榥otices to proceed鈥� contracts for were signed in the presence of presidents of Russian and Egypt.
鈥淭he contracts we鈥檝e signed are a record-breaking deal in the history of the nuclear industry,鈥� said ROSATOM director general Alexey Likhachev. 鈥淭he total cost of all four contracts amounts to billions of US dollars, also being the biggest non-feedstock deal in Russian history. We offered our partners in Egypt a unique comprehensive agreement that spans the power plant鈥檚 entire life cycle, is 70 to 80 years.鈥�
Rosatom will build four VVER-1200 units at the site in the Matrouh region on the Mediterranean coast, as well as supplying nuclear fuel throughout the plant鈥檚 operational lifetime. It will also conduct personnel training and will assist its Egyptian partners in the operation and maintenance of the El Dabaa plant for the first ten years of its operation. Another contract involves the Russian team building purpose-built storage and supply containers for storing spent fuel.
The first unit of the El Dabaa NPP is to be commissioned in 2026.聽
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