Monday, 22 February, 2021 - 07:00
Rosatom is currently implementing Egypt’s first nuclear power plant project near the town of El Dabaa, in the country’s Matrouh Governorate. (AFP) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat
CEO of Russia’s nuclear corporation Rosatom in the Middle East and Africa, Alexander Voronkov, announced on Sunday that the company will start construction of the first nuclear plant in Egypt, asserting that the reactors are environment-friendly.
The announcement came during the opening ceremony of the scientific and educational “Science Festival,” co-organized by the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, and held at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Cairo Sunday.
CAIRO: The historic development of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant has been discussed in a Cairo meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Director-General of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev.
ROSATOM, the Russian state’s nuclear energy agency, is working with Cairo to construct the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant.
Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady said El-Sisi received Likhachev to discuss developments in the construction of the plant.
El-Sisi said Egypt is “looking forward” to the “new edifice” that will add to the achievements of joint Egyptian-Russian cooperation throughout history.
He added that the Egyptian people will cherish the plant as a symbol of Egyptian-Russian friendship.