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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Nuclear Country Notes

Egypt (Arab Republic)

The WEC Member Committee has reported that Egypt is studying the viability of constructing nuclear reactors for electricity generation and sea water desalination. The first nuclear power plant is expected to be operational by 2015.

In September 2006, Egypt's Energy Minister was reported as saying that a
1 000 MWe NPP would be built at El-Dabaa, on the Mediterranean coast, within the next 10 years.