The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced on Friday that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, has successfully started the reactor of Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant (Barakah Plant).
The start-up of Unit 4 at the Barakah Plant marks its initial production of heat through nuclear fission, ENEC said in a statement.
“In the past five years, the UAE has added more clean electricity per capita than any other nation globally, with 75% coming solely from the Barakah Plant, demonstrating how pivotal nuclear energy is in decarbonizing the country’s power sector,” Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ENEC.
“The knowledge and expertise of our local teams positions us well ahead of the curve, setting the nation on a pioneering course towards sustainable economic and environmental prosperity,” he added.
Each unit has been started up more efficiently than the previous unit, ENEC said in a statement.
Unit 3 was delivered four months faster than the Unit 2 schedule, and five months faster than the Unit 1 schedule.
ENEC has delivered the four units of the Barakah Plant within an accelerated delivery timeline, they said.
Barakah is the first multi-unit operational nuclear plant in the Arab world, with the operational teams starting up a unit every year since 2020.
The Barakah Plant uses four APR-1400 pressurised water reactors capable of each producing up to 1,400 megawatts of clean electricity.
