Egypt and Russia signed contracts for the station in December 2017 at a cost of 28.5 billion US dollars. It consists of 4 nuclear reactors to produce electricity with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, 1,200 megawatts for each.
The first nuclear reactor is scheduled to begin operating in 2028, followed by the other reactors in succession. Egypt cooperated with the Soviet Union in establishing the first nuclear reactors for research and training in 1961 in the city of Anshas.