KHNP Selected as Sole Preferred Bidder for Egypt’s El-Dabaa Materials and Equipment

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. was designated as a sole preferred bidder for a contract for the procurement of certain equipment and materials, and the construction of the main and auxiliary buildings and structures of the turbine islands of units 1-4 of the El Dabaa in Egypt. A map of the location of Egypt’s El Dabaa NPP. (Photos: KHNP)

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.(KHNP) was designated as a sole preferred bidder for a contract for the procurement of certain equipment and materials, and the construction of the main and auxiliary buildings and structures of the turbine islands of units 1-4 of the El Dabaa in Egypt by AtomStroyExport. AAEM LLC, a joint venture of Atomenergomash and General Electric will supply Turbine hall equipment for the plant

Both sides are expected to strike a contract by the end of April after completing negotiations on price and conditions of terms and obtaining an approval from each board by the end of February.

The schedule may change according to outcomes of the negotiations and conditions of the business, a KHNP official said. If KHNP lands the secondary construction projects, Korean nuclear power contractors as well as nuclear power equipment and material suppliers are expected to join, thus injecting a vigor in the Korean nuclear power industry.

The Korean nuclear power industry, based on experiences and execution of the Barakah NPP in the UAE, is expected to collaborate in local companies for the construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.

JSC ASE, a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear power company, won the El-Dabaa NPP project from the from the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) in 2017.

The project calls for building four 1200MW VVER-1200 nuclear power units. The commercial operation of the first unit is scheduled for 2028.

Jang Pil-ho, head of KHNP New Business Division, and his KICET counterpart Cho Kwang-yeon pose after they signed an MOU on the commercialization of carbon neutrality technologies related to hydrogen energy-based cement industry at KICET headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongsasngnam-do, on Feb. 17.

KHNP Signs MOU on Commercialization of Carbon Neutrality Technologies Related to Hydrogen Energy-Based Cement Industry with KICET

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Struck an MOU on the commercialization of carbon neutrality technologies related to hydrogen energy-based cement industry with Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) on Feb. 17.

Both sides plan to make a joint study on ways of utilizing hydrogen energy in cement production processes, contributing to achieving carbon neutrality.

The deal calls for the two entities to develop technologies to use hydrogen fuel as a heat source in the cement production processes and produce synthesis gases using emission gases from cement product processes as well as cooperating in the verification and commercialization of technologies related to transition to hydrogen energy and carbon neutrality.

KHNP plans to secure a whole cycle of hydrogen technologies related to carbon neutrality by utilizing KICET’s excellent technology support and network and accelerate its entry to new businesses. Both sides plans to materialize details and explore joint R&D tasks.

Jang Pil-ho, head of KHNP New Business Division, said, “The two entities will close cooperate in contributing to reinvigorating carbon neutrality and hydrogen economy through the cement industry’s energy transition to hydrogen.”