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The UAE connects to the grid the Barakah-3 nuclear reactor (1.4 GW)

Nawah Energy has connected to the grid the third unit (1.4 GW) of the Barakah nuclear power plant located in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The reactor secured a 60-year operating licence in June 2022 and achieved first power in late September 2022. 

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. It consists of four 1,400 MW APR1400 units. 

The first reactor was commissioned in April 2021 and the second reactor in March 2022. A fourth reactor is currently under construction and is expected to be commissioned in 2023. Once fully operational, the plant is expected to produce up to 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs.

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