UAE connects second Barakah nuclear power unit to national grid

Korea Electric Power

14/09/2021 07:45

DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has
connected the second unit of its Barakah nuclear power plant to
the national power grid, state news agency WAM said on Tuesday. 
    The plant in the Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi, one of the
seven emirates making up the UAE and the nation's capital, is
the first nuclear power station in the Arab world and part of
the Gulf oil producer's efforts to diversify its energy mix.
    The unit has produced its first megawatt of electricity free
of carbon emissions, the statement said. 
    Barakah's Unit 1 was connected to the national power grid in
August 2020. 
    When completed Barakah, which is being built by Korea
Electric Power Corp (KEPCO)  015760.KS , will have four reactors
with 5,600 megawatts (MW) of total capacity - equivalent to
around 25% of the UAE's peak demand.
    

 (Writing by Lisa Barrington, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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