© Flickr/ Maxence "The minister [of Energy] during the meeting briefed the president on the final version of the contract on Dabaa [nuclear power plant], informing him on the agreement with the Russian side on all terms in question," the statement read. The date of contract signing is expected to be announced right after its approval by the country's supreme administrative court, the Council of State. Russia and Egypt signed an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the Dabaa nuclear power plant on the Mediterranean Sea coast in November 2015. It is set to become the largest construction project carried out by Russia and Egypt since the Aswan Dam. The plant will include four units, each one with a capacity reaching 1200 megawatts. The complete offer of the state corporation Rosatom suggests assistance from Russia in the establishment of an entire nuclear industry in Egypt.
Russia and Egypt are expected to sign a contract to build Egypt 's first nuclear power plant - four units each with 1,200MW capacity - once it is approved by Egypt ’s Supreme Administrative Court . The plant , which will be situated on the country ’s Mediterranean coast , is estimated to be worth over $ 26bn and is said to be the biggest Russian - Egyptian joint project since the Aswan Dam .