UAE: Unit 3 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant now connected to country’s power grid

UAE: Unit 3 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant now connected to country’s power grid

It will add another 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity to the country’s supply — a major step in ensuring the nation’s energy security and sustainability

Published: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 10:32 AM Last updated: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 10:51 AM

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation today announced that the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has now safely and successfully connected the unit to the UAE’s transmission grid, delivering the first megawatts of carbon-free electricity from the third of the four units at the Barakah Plant.

Unit 3 will add another 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity capacity to the national grid, a major step forward in guaranteeing UAE energy security and energy sustainability to tackle climate change – two of the biggest challenges facing the world today.

With both Units 1 and 2 already in commercial operation, generating clean electricity every minute of the day and with Unit 3 close to commercial operations in the coming months – Barakah is accelerating the decarbonization of the power sector and forms an essential component of the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy. The nuclear sector as whole is a vital part of the UAE’s clean energy system of multiple low-carbon technologies, ensuring the reliability, efficiency and resilience