UAE’s Nawah, French CERAP Sign Agreement to Support Barakah Plant

  • Date: 22-Jan-2022
  • Source: Asharq AL-awsat
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:UAE
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UAE’s Nawah, French CERAP Sign Agreement to Support Barakah Plant

Barakah Nuclear Plant is set to produce 85% of Abu Dhabi's clean electricity by 2025. (WAM)

The United Arab Emirates’ Nawah Energy Company has signed an agreement with CERAP S.A to provide technical services to support refueling outages and online operations at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said on Friday.

ENEC and the French Nuclear Industry Group (GIFEN) co-hosted the fourth edition of E-FUSION (Emirati-French Industrial Supply Chain Initiative for Nuclear), held as part of the French Nuclear Energy Day at the French Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Representatives from local and international nuclear industry companies, government officials and energy experts met to discuss the growing opportunities for collaboration between UAE and French organizations within the nuclear energy sector.

The participants learned about the latest progress at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the cornerstone of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, located in the al-Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi.

The plant is now more than 96% complete and is generating clean electricity around the clock with zero carbon emissions.

Barakah is rapidly decarbonizing the nation’s energy sector through the largest decarbonization effort in the UAE and wider region.

Unit 1 became commercially operational in April 2021, and Unit 2 of the plant