{"docs":"https://nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","unit":{"slug":"el-dabaa-1","name":"El Dabaa-1","plant":"El Dabaa","unit":1,"country":"EG","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1100,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Nuclear Power Plants Authority (Egypt)","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2022-07-20","original_cod_target":2028,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"milestones":[{"date":"2022-07-20","event":"First concrete, Unit 1","source":"https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"},{"date":"2025-11-15","event":"Reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 installed","source":"https://rosatomnewsletter.com/2026/01/26/el-dabaa-a-year-of-steady-growth/"}],"sources":["https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/el-dabaa-project-reports-progress-on-construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-07-10","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Africa's largest nuclear project; four VVER-1200 units (4.8 GW). RPV date reported as November by Rosatom; primary-source day precision pending. Add el-dabaa-2..4.","tags":["egypt","rosatom","vver","newcomer-country","africa"],"updated_at":"2026-07-10","slippage_years":0}}