Current state
| Status | Under construction |
| Design | VVER-1200 (PWR) |
| Net capacity | 1,110 MWe |
| Country | Egypt |
| Vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner / operator | NPPA |
| Construction start | 2023-05-03 |
| Original COD target | — |
| Current COD estimate | 2030 |
| Schedule slippage | — |
Notes
RPV installation for unit 3 is next (vessel 13 m, 320 t). Plant-level Sep 2026: ministerial fuel-delivery review (fuel 2027), KHNP turbine-hall progress review, 6-unit expansion study — see el-dabaa-1 notes.
Milestone log
- 2023-05-03 — Construction start (first concrete) (source)
- 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2030 (source)
- 2026-08-28 — Dry shielding installed in the unit-3 reactor pit (NPPA) (source)
- 2026-09-26 — Reactor-pit lower plate (13.85 t) installed at unit 3, final prep step before the 320-t RPV installation (NPPA) (source)
The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.
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