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Something serious to consider.
Russia is doing things to get closer to Egypt.
In the US we are against burning petroleum and coal,
and also wanting to tear down hydroelectric dams.
Where will we get our electricity?
from
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-sisi-mark-new-phase-egypts-russian-built-nuclear-plant-2024-01-23/
Putin, Sisi mark new phase of Egypt's Russian-built nuclear plant
Reuters
January 23, 20247:15 AM PST Updated 9 hours ago
Russian President Putin takes part in the official ceremony for pouring
the first concrete into the foundation of power unit 4 at Egypt's
El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, via video link in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the official ceremony for pouring the first concrete into the foundation of power unit 4 at
Egypt's El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant with the participation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow,
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CAIRO/MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and
Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of
a new unit at Egypt's Dabaa nuclear power plant via video link, as
Moscow moves ahead with its global nuclear ambitions.
The power plant is being built by the Russian state corporation Rosatom
at a reported cost of $30 billion, and will consist of four power units
with a combined capacity of 4.8 gigawatts.
The two presidents were opening the construction of the fourth and final
unit, according to Egyptian state media.
"The cooperation between our two countries continues and is developing.
Egypt is a close friend of ours and a strategic partner," Putin said.
Egypt, which faces increasing power demand from a population of a 105
million, is seeking to position itself as a regional energy hub that
exports electricity to neighbouring countries, and to diversify its
energy sources.
Since Sisi became president in 2014 the country developed a surplus
capacity for electricity generation but has been grappling with power
cuts since last summer after heatwaves drove up demand for cooling.
Production of natural gas used for power generation has also been
dipping, and Egypt resorted to burning more polluting fuel oil in some
power stations as it tried to keep up LNG exports - an important source
of scarce foreign currency.
"Introducing nuclear energy to the energy mix...is crucial to meeting
the growing demand for electrical energy," Sisi said.
Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement in 2015 for Russia to build a
nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to
cover the cost of construction.
Elsewhere, Russia is helping to implement projects to build Kudankulam
nuclear power project in the Indian southern state of Tamil Nadu as well
as Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary and Turkey's first nuclear power
plant in Akkuyu.
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom also works in China and
Bangladesh.
Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Sarah el-Safty; Editing by Aidan Lewis
and Angus MacSwan
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