PM Madbouly made this statement while discussing the project's timeline during his visit to the site.
He added that the remaining three units are slated for completion in 2029.
According to a cabinet statement, Madbouly stated that over 80 percent of the project's workforce is Egyptian, with tens of thousands working on-site.
"It is a great honour that Egyptian personnel are trusted to carry out this ambitious undertaking," he expressed.
He explained that the plant consists of four nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts (MW), each with a capacity of 1,200 MW, and construction is currently underway across all phases of the project.
The premier clarified that the Dabaa project is part of Egypt’s commitment to having 42 percent of its electricity generation sourced from renewable and clean energy by 2030.
According to a separate cabinet statement on Wednesday, the project will be operated entirely by qualified Egyptian personnel from the very first day of operation.
Egypt has recently witnessed a sharp increase in electricity loads, culminating in a record high of 37,600 MW last Thursday — the highest so far this year.
In previous summers, the country had faced frequent power shortages, leading to rolling blackouts.
In 2023, the government introduced a load-shedding programme to alleviate the strain on Egypt's gas network caused by rising temperatures and increased air conditioning use.
National dream
The prime minister said the project fulfils a national dream the Egyptian people have had since the mid-20th century.
“It is now a tangible reality that reflects our national will and firm determination to possess advanced, safe, and sustainable sources of electricity generation,” he stated.
Madbouly added that the project had remained a mere plan on paper for many years, until President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's strong political will and determination made it a reality.
In 2015, Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) and Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) launched the Dabaa nuclear project in the northwestern governorate of Matrouh.
The project is Egypt’s first nuclear power facility in the Mediterranean coastal city of Dabaa, approximately 300 kilometres northwest of Cairo.
In April 2025, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev stated that Egypt’s Dabaa NPP will become the world's largest nuclear construction project in terms of geographical scale once it is completed by 2030.
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