El Dabaa nuclear power plant

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El Dabaa nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant in pre-construction in Matruh, Egypt.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for El Dabaa nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Construction[1] 2026 (planned)[2] 1200 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] VVER-1200[1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[1]
2 Construction[3] 2029 (planned)[2] 1200 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[4] VVER-1200[3] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[2] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[3]
3 Construction[5] 2029 (planned)[2] 1200 MW[6] Pressurized water reactor[4] VVER-1200[1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[2] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[5]
4 Pre-construction[6] 2029 (planned)[2] 1200 MW[6] Pressurized water reactor[4] VVER-1200/V-529[6] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for El Dabaa nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start
1 July 20, 2022[1]
2 November 19, 2022[3]
3 May 3, 2023[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for El Dabaa nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1100 MW[1] 1100 MW[1] 3200 MWt[1]
2 1100 MW[3] 1100 MW[3] 3200 MWt[3]
3 1100 MW[5] 1100 MW[5] 3200 MWt[5]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for El Dabaa nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Matruh, Egypt[7] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)[7]
2 Matruh, Egypt[7] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)[7]
3 Matruh, Egypt[7] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)[7]
4 Matruh, Egypt[7] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)[7]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/el-dabaa-nuclear-power-project/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=138. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVER. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=1120. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/egypt.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 https://goo.gl/maps/f93zX5xGFAyaBfuQ9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)