Minister of Electricity to the "seventh day": Russia most experienced in the world in nuclear energy technology .. Exploitation of energy generated in the desalination of water Marsa Matrouh and Al Alamein .. And confirms: the start of official work tomorrow .. And the opening of the first Dabaa stations in 2026.
The advantages of choosing Russia as a partner for Egypt:
Shaker said in a special statement for the "seventh day" that there are several advantages that forced Egypt to choose Russia as its strategic partner among the most important offers the highest safety standards used in this type of reactors is one of them. In addition, it is the only country that manufactures 100% nuclear components for the plant worldwide, and does not depend on importing the plant's components from any other country.
He added that Russia does not put any political conditions on Egypt to establish the nuclear plant, adding that the terms of the Russian contract also include that Egypt pay the value of the nuclear plant after the completion and operation of the plant from the savings resulting from the station with a grace period to be determined by agreement between the two sides, As well as the establishment of Russian factories in Egypt to manufacture the components of the nuclear plant locally, which will develop the local industry in Egypt.
He announced that the work will begin tomorrow officially after giving by President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi the green light to the start of the project, stressing that the Russian side began processing the land since November 2015.
Energy utilization in seawater desalination:
He pointed out that the electricity generated from the four nuclear reactors will be used with a capacity of 4800 megawatts to desalinate water, whether in Dabaa or alamein, to save huge amounts of money in seawater desalination to turn it into potable water.
Shaker confirmed that the first nuclear reactor will be operated with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, during the fiscal year 2026-2027, and the rest will continue until 2029.
Understanding was the dominant feature of the negotiations:
In the same context, Dr. Ayman Hamza, spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, said that the negotiations between Egypt and Russia were based on the historical relationship between the two countries throughout history, stressing that the negotiations took place in an atmosphere of understanding and facilitation by the two parties, .
The official spokesman of the Ministry of Electricity, in special remarks for the "seventh day", that the four contracts of the nuclear plant were formulated by an international legal consultant to ensure that there are no legal gaps in the contract adversely affecting the interest of the two countries in the future.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and the Russian side by the Director General of the Russian Government Company for Russian Energy, in the presence of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
