First Arab Nuclear Power Plant, Barakah, Begins Operation in the UAE

First Arab Nuclear Power Plant, Barakah, Located in the United Arab Emirates, Was Designed to Supply 50% of the Country’s Energy Demand by 2050

The first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates began commercial operations, state authorities in the Gulf announced last Tuesday (6), calling the event a “historic milestone.”

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“The start of commercial operations at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is a historic milestone for the United Arab Emirates, significantly enhancing the sustainability of our entire energy sector,” said Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Twitter, describing it as an “historic Arab milestone.”

In a similar context, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, described the change as a “historic phase.”

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“The first megawatt from the first Arab nuclear power plant has entered the national power grid,” said Al-Maktoum on Twitter.

It was reported that Barakah was built by a consortium led by Korea Electric Power Corporation at a cost of around US$ 24.4 billion.

UAE Developed Thanks to Its Wealth of Oil and Gas

The fourth largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the federation of the UAE has developed since the 1970s thanks to its wealth of oil and gas. However, in recent years it has been trying, through billion-dollar investments, to diversify its energy matrix.

The Barakah plant is located in the Al Gharbia region, in the municipality of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The idea behind its construction is to create sufficient renewable energy to cover half of its energy needs by around 2050.

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Jean Paulo Castro e Silva, Director of Commercial Relations and Planning of the Rio de Janeiro Ports Authority, along with the technical team from CDRJ, presented investment opportunities in the Ports of Rio de Janeiro and Itaguaí to the directors of Khalifa Industrial Zone and Abu Dhabi Ports — the company that operates the port of the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

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Representatives from Arab countries included representatives from the Federation of Egyptian Chambers, Dubai Airport FreeZone, SOHAR Port and Freezone (from Oman), and the Arab Union for the Development of Industrial Exports.