The planned El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant could save Egypt approximately $7 per one million thermal units, the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mohamed Shaker, stated.

Parliament approved three laws governing nuclear regulation and usage.

Parliament will vote today on three laws to regulate nuclear activity.

Contracts between Egypt and Russia for the Dabaa nuclear plant should be finalized by the end of 2017.

The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has completed the legal prerequisites for the Dabaa nuclear plant and has finalized operational and funding plans for the facility.

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet of ministers approved a proposal to develop a national program for atomic energy during its meeting at the end of July.

South Africa is planning to build 9,600 MW of nuclear capacity to wean itself off coal.

The Egyptian Presidential Office is reviewing Dabaa nuclear power plant agreements in preparation for the signing ceremony.

Rosatom will complete surveying the location and data analysis for the construction of the Dabaa nuclear power plant within November to pave the way for the contract signing in December.

Tunisia and Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy.