El Dabaa nuclear power plant

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El Dabaa nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant under 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][2] 2026 (planned)[3] 1200 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] VVER-1200[1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority [100%][1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[1]
2 Construction[4] 2029 (planned)[3] 1200 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[5] VVER-1200[4] Nuclear Power Plants Authority [100%][3] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[4]
3 Construction[6] 2029 (planned)[3] 1200 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[5] VVER-1200[1] Nuclear Power Plants Authority [100%][3] Nuclear Power Plants Authority[6]
4 Construction[7][8] 2029 (planned)[3] 1200 MW[7][8] Pressurized water reactor[5] VVER-1200/V-529[7] Nuclear Power Plants Authority [100%][3]

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

Unit name Construction start Commercial operation
1 July 20, 2022[1] 2026[3]
2 November 19, 2022[4] 2029[3]
3 May 3, 2023[1] 2029[3]
4 January 23, 2024[8] 2029[3]

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[4] 1100 MW[4] 3200 MWt[4]
3 1100 MW[6] 1100 MW[6] 3200 MWt[6]
4 1100 MW[8] 1100 MW[8] 3200 MWt[8]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Matruh, Egypt[9] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)
2 Matruh, Egypt[9] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)
3 Matruh, Egypt[9] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)
4 Matruh, Egypt[9] 31.0442, 28.4978 (exact)

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References

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