International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Witnessed Progress of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

- Rafael Mariano Grossi praises the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program highlighting nuclear energy as an indispensable part of the solution to the climate crisis

Saudi Ministry of Energy delegation visits Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

- The Minister of Energy, along with top officials updated on the progress at the Barakah Plant and met with UAE nuclear energy professionals

At COP 26, ENEC Continues to Deliver Clean Energy Transition with Unit 3 Construction Completion of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

- Announcement made at COP 26 on Energy Day, where global leaders are pledging carbon reduction commitments to keep global temp increases below 1.5 degrees

- Nuclear energy is key component of clean energy transition

- Unit 3 systems are now ready to complete operational readiness activities, marking the end of construction for the third of four units at Barakah, prior to national and international operational assessments

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Unit 2 Successfully Connects to UAE’s Transmission Grid

- Thousands more megawatts of clean electricity capacity connected to the UAE’s transmission network

- Connection safely and successfully completed through collaboration with Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)

- The Barakah plant is the first multi-unit operating nuclear plant in the UAE and Arab World

Unit 2 of Barakah Plant successfully starts up

- Unit 2 starts up 13 months after Unit 1, demonstrating safe and steady progress at Barakah

- Unit 2 start-up makes Barakah Nuclear energy Plant the first multi-unit plant in the region providing emissions-free electricity

- FANR and WANO have confirmed Nawah’s operational maturity to run multiple Units at Barakah Plant