Putin, Sisi join video link on nuclear plant Russia is building in Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday launched the construction of a new unit at Egypt's El-Dabaa nuclear power plant via video link, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday.

The construction is being carried out by the Russian state corporation Rosatom. The plant will consist of four power units with a combined capacity of 4.8 gigawatts, RIA Novosti wrote.