El Dabaa will have four Russia-supplied reactor units
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed for Unit 1 of Egypt’s first nuclear power station El Dabaa, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said.
The installation took place on 19 November and was marked by a joint video ceremony attended by the presidents of Russia and Egypt.
The RPV, 330-tonne component, manufactured by Izhora plants in St. Petersburg, was delivered to the El Dabaa site in late October 2025.
The RPV is one of the largest reactor components at a nuclear plant, a vessel containing the nuclear reactor coolant, core shroud, and the reactor core and fuel.
El Dabaa, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, is the country’s first commercial nuclear power plant. It will consist of four Generation III+ VVER-1200 pressurised water reactor units, each with an electrical capacity of 1,200 MW. Construction of El Dabaa-1 began in July 2022.
Rosatom is supplying the reactors under a set of contracts in force since 2017 and will provide nuclear fuel for the lifetime of the station.
Russia will also support personnel training during the early years of operation and build dedicated facilities for spent fuel storage.
