UAE: Barakah nuclear plant’s Unit 3 begins commercial operations

UAE: Barakah nuclear plant’s Unit 3 begins commercial operations

The first multi-unit operating plant in the Arab world, Barakah, has already powered more than 80 per cent of Abu Dhabi's clean electricity consumption in December 2022

Published: Fri 24 Feb 2023, 12:20 PM Last updated: Fri 24 Feb 2023, 12:44 PM

The third reactor of the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has started its commercial operations, it was announced on Friday. This means more clean, emissions-free electricity is now being delivered to homes and offices in the country.

This major accomplishment adds 1,400 megawatts (MW) of zero-carbon-emission electricity, boosting Barakah's total production to 4,200MW for the UAE national grid.

The first multi-unit operating plant in the Arab world, Barakah has already powered more than 80 per cent of Abu Dhabi's clean electricity consumption in December 2022.

Unit 3 of the Barakah Plant has completed the process from Fuel Load to Commercial Operations more than four months faster than Unit 2 and more than five months faster than Unit 1. It is the third unit delivered in three consecutive years.

This shows how the operations teams utilised the experience and learnings from running the previous two units, while adhering to all national regulations and international standards, as confirmed by assessments of the UAE regulator FANR and