Barakah: A key player in energy security, sustainability

Barakah: A key player in energy security, sustainability

The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant plays a key role in producing energy and achieving sustainable development by generating ample carbon-free electricity for the UAE's power grid under an integrated approach to renewable energy sources.

It also reinforces the leading position of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in the regional and international environmentally-friendly energy sector.

In this report, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) will highlight the plant’s strategic role in producing energy and achieving sustainable development.

The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) announced on 10th February, 2023, at precisely 14:26 that nuclear and solar energy provided more than 80 percent of the total electricity demand, with a production capacity of some 6.2 gigawatts (GW) out of a total demand of 7.7 GW.

Electricity bills issued by the EWEC for February 2023 included crucial details about the sources of electric power delivered to consumers in the country, indicating that 10 percent of consumed electricity was from solar energy, 42 percent from gas, and 48 percent from nuclear energy.

According to a report by the specialist energy weekly newsletter, MEES, citing reports from EWEC, a total of 94.5 terawatts (TW) of electricity was produced in Abu Dhabi in 2022 out of a total of 145 TW produced