S.Korean consortium, UAE's Nawah sign maintenance deal for Barakah nuclear plants

Doosan Enerbility Co

24/06/2019 06:50

SEOUL, June 24 (Reuters) - 
    * A South Korean consortium signed a five-year deal with
UAE's
Nawah Energy to maintain Barakah nuclear power plants, South
Korea's energy ministry said on Monday
    * Under the deal, the consortium of Korea Hydro & Nuclear
Power
and KEPCO KPS will be in charge of conducting maintenance on
four nuclear power plants that are being built in Barakah by
state-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO)  015760.KS 
    * The deal could be extended upon agreement between the UAE
nuclear operator Nawah and the South Korean side, the ministry
said in a statement
    * The first of four Barakah nuclear reactors is expected to
start
operations between the end of 2019 and early 2020, Nawah said
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