El Dabaa will be Egypts first nuclear power plant, comprising four VVER-1200 units. Construction work at all four units is in full swing with more than 30000 people involved. Egypt aims for 9 percent of electricity from nuclear by 2030. Project cost is 28.75 billion dollars, with 85 percent financed by Russia via a 25 billion dollar state loan at 3 percent interest over 22 years. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power contracted for 82 ancillary buildings. Rosatom is aiming for 100-year service life. First concrete poured January 2024. Foundation slab of the nuclear service building was poured in late 2025. Part of the four-unit El Dabaa plant being built almost concurrently.