Arab Finance: The Egyptian government is seeking to commence the trial operation of El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant’s (NPP) first reactor by the second half (H2) of 2027, Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Amged El-Wakeel told Al Arabiya Business.

The announcement came on the sidelines of the two-day Atom Expo 2024 forum that took place in Sochi, Russia on March 25^th.

The commercial operation of the first reactor is set to start in September 2028, to be followed by the operation of the remaining units, El-Wakeel noted.

He added that the project will provide 7.2 to 7.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually after its full operation.

The El Dabaa NPP comprises four units, with each of them having a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.

In January, the first concrete was poured into the foundation of the fourth power unit at the El Dabaa NPP.

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