In 2013 during his speech to mark the anniversary of the October War, former president, Adly Mansour, declared the launch of the construction of nuclear power plants for peaceful purposes of energy in Daba, a speech that came just after the army has started rehabilitation of Dabaa site.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree on November 10/2014, to allocate 2300 acres for the Ministry of Defense to establish a residential compound for Daba inhabitants, and the staff of the station, in addition to the necessary services for the region and the other projects in compensation for land that has been allocated for the project.

In January 2015, six companies from China, France, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Russia, submitted proposals to implement the project, through an international tender.

After in-depth studies.. the Russian proposal won the tender to implement the nuclear project by "Rosatom" company.