The fourth and final unit of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is now operational, the President said on September 5.
In a tweet, President of UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said, “With the start of operations at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the UAE has taken another significant step on the journey towards net zero.”
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Unit 4 adds another 1,400 megawatts of clean electricity capacity for powering the national grid. The first multi-unit operating plant in the Arab world is expected to prevent more than 22 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year, equivalent to removing 4.8 million cars from roads.
“We will continue to prioritise energy security and sustainability for the benefit of our nation and our people today and tomorrow,” he added.
Each unit has been connected to the grid more efficiently than the previous unit, as institutional knowledge and experience have been applied subsequently. Unit 3 was delivered four months faster than the Unit 2 schedule, and five months faster than the Unit 1 schedule, demonstrating the significant benefit of building multiple units within a phased timeline.
In November 2023, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), the UAE’s only mandated nuclear energy developer, announced the launch of ENEC Advance, a new programme to evaluate the latest technologies in the advanced, small modular reactor and micro-reactor categories.