He explained that the nuclear power plant is one of the ministry’s main objectives to diversify energy sources and promote peaceful use of nuclear energy. The Dabaa nuclear power plant will be composed of four units with a total capacity of 4,800MW. Egypt signed an agreement with Russia to establish a nuclear power plant in Dabaa with a capacity of 4,800MW for $30bn. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said in previous statements that the Dabaa nuclear power plant is a third-generation technology reactor, which is the latest technology available worldwide in this field. He stressed that the nuclear power plant project will play a vital role in diversifying energy sources of Egypt, strengthen its regional and international standing, and put the country on the threshold of a new, modern technological era.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 16, 2017 10:41 UTC