Nawah Energy has successfully started up the first unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant, located in the Al Dhafrah Region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The joint venture between Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) received the Operating License from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulations (FANR) in February 2020 and completed fuel assembly loading in March 2020. In July 2020, Nawah Energy completed the construction of the second unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant and will now seek to secure an operating licence from the FANR.
Kepco's subsidiary Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) started to build the project in 2013. The Barakah nuclear power plant consists of four 1,400 MW APR1400 units, which should all be operational by the end of 2020. The construction of the power plant is now 94% complete. Once operational, the power plant will cover almost 25% of the domestic electricity needs.
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