The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has completed the construction of the second unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant, in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and will now seek to secure an operating licence from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). The Barakah project is developed by Nawah Energy, a joint venture of ENEC Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco). 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 94% complete: ENEC completed fuel loading into the first unit in early March 2020 and achieved cold testing at the second unit in May 2020; units 3 and 4 are now 92% and 85% complete, respectively. Once operational, the power plant will cover almost 25% of the domestic electricity needs.
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