Electricity minister discusses Dabaa plant, SMRs with Rosatom in Russia
Dabaa Nuclear Power Plan Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, met with Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, to review progress on the al-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant and explore cooperation on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Likhachev reaffirmed Rosatom’s commitment to delivering the plant on schedule while emphasizing broader cooperation in technology transfer and training Egyptian personnel to operate nuclear facilities.
Esmat highlighted the strategic importance of the al-Dabaa project in diversifying Egypt’s energy mix, noting steady progress on-site.
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