On November 19, 2015, an Inter-governmental agreement was signed between the Arab Republic of Egypt, represented by the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) and the Russian Federation, represented by the Rosatom State Corporation, working in the field of establishing nuclear plants, according to which the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant will be constructed. 2016 - 2017 Negotiations with the Russian side to build, operate , fuel supplying, storage of spent fuel for a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 units with VVER type reactors , 1200 MW each. 2019 Site Approval Permit (SAP) for El Dabaa site was issued by the Egyptian Nuclear Regulation and Radiological Authority (ENRRA).