The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has licensed the third reactor (1.3 GW) of the Barakah nuclear power plant, located in the Al Dhafra region in Abu Dhabi. The construction of the project was completed in 2021, and the reactor is expected to start delivering power in 2023.
The Barakah nuclear plant is developed by Nawah Energy, a joint venture of ENEC Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) 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. The first reactor was commissioned in April 2021 and the second reactor in March 2022.