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Egypt’s First Nuclear Reactor to Become Operational by 2028

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Speaking during a visit to the project site recently, Madbouly stated that the facility will comprise four nuclear reactors with a total generation capacity of 4,800 megawatts, and that construction is progressing in line with the planned timeline.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Egypt plans to begin the delivery and operation of the first reactor at the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in the second half of 2028, with the remaining three reactors scheduled to come online throughout 2029.

Speaking during a visit to the project site recently, Madbouly stated that the facility will comprise four nuclear reactors with a total generation capacity of 4,800 megawatts, and that construction is progressing in line with the planned timeline.

He emphasized that the project had remained stuck on paper for many years until the political leadership took decisive action to turn the long-awaited dream into reality.

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The project officially began in 2015 with the signing of the preliminary and framework agreements, and construction formally commenced in December 2017.

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