The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has granted permission to build the 1.2 GW fourth and final unit of the Dabaa nuclear power plant, located in the Matrouh Governorate in northern Egypt. Unit 4, which is being developed by Russia’s Rosatom, is expected to start construction in November 2023.
The 4.8 GW El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, which is expected to become fully operational by 2030, will consist of four VVER-1200 units with a capacity of 1.2 GW each. The first reactor entered construction in July 2022 and the second reactor in November 2022 after receiving approval in late October 2021. Rosatom started construction for Unit 3 in May 2023. The Russian company is building the nuclear plant under a bilateral agreement signed between Russia and Egypt in November 2015.
Currently, South Africa is the only African nation with commercial nuclear power, as Eskom owns and operates two reactors at the Koeberg plant, with a total capacity of 1.9 GW.
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