Egypt nuclear power plant project
Name and Location
Egypt nuclear power plant (NPP) project.
Client
Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy.
Project Description
The project involves the construction and operation of a third-generation nuclear power facility, equipped with four power plants each, with a total capacity of 1 200 MW.
The NPPs will include enhanced safety systems, developed after the nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima NPP in March 2011. The project will be built in the north of Egypt.
Value
The cost of the project has not been disclosed, but Russia has extended a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction, which is expected to be paid off over 35 years.
Duration
The project is expected to be completed by 2022, with first power from the first nuclear reactor expected in 2024.
Latest Developments
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy, Mohamed Shaker, and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation director-general Sergey Kirienko signed an agreement in November 2015 for the collaboration in the construction and operation of the NPP.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Rosatom (construction and operation of NPP).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy, tel +202 22616321, fax +202 22616234 or email info@moee.gov.eg.
Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation communications department, tel +7 499 949 4412, fax +7 499 949 2722 or email press@rosatom.ru.
Comments
The
content
you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.
If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.
If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.
For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation