Nawah Energy has achieved 100% of the rated reactor power capacity for Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In August 2020, Nawah Energy, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), connected Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power plant to the UAE's grid. During the process, the reactor in Unit 1 was integrated and synchronized with the requirements of the UAE’s national electricity transmission grid. The 1,400 MW reactor is now expected to start commercial operations in early 2021.
Nawah Energy, the joint venture between Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), is developing the Barakah nuclear power plant that consists of four 1,400 MW APR1400 units. Construction started in 2012 and is now more than 95% complete (units 3 and 4 are 93% and 87% complete, respectively). The project should be fully operational in 2021.