Barakah Unit 2 operating licence issued, power potential increases
09 Mar 2021
Mariecar Jara-Puyod,
Senior Reporter
The UAE’s Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) was issued on Tuesday morning its operating licence for the Unit 2 reactor of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (Barakah) by the country’s independent nuclear power plant regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR).
The issuance of the operating licence comes 13 months after the FANR issued the operating licence for the Unit 1 reactor in Feb. 2020 which was connected to the country’s electric grid in Aug. 2020. The operating licences of the two unit reactors are good for 60 years. With this development, expected is a further boost to the country’s diversification efforts on energy sources, as it veers away from the traditional oil and gas, particularly for increasing electricity demands. Other benefits from the safe and secure production
FANR issues Operating Licence for Unit 2 of Barakah nuclear power plant
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Barakah is a catalyst for economic growth and Emiratisation of peaceful nuclear energy technology
09 Mar 2021 The project’s key objective is to generate environmentally friendly energy to meet growing electricity demand in the country. WAM
Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, WAM
The UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme is a catalyst for growth in the UAE, providing 25 per cent of the country’s needs for clean electricity.
This project generates further energy supplies to support the national economy, and its diversification creates thousands of job opportunities and contributes to the Emiratisation of modern technologies. The announcement of the successful operation of the first reactor of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant was a historic moment for the country, which was followed-up with the announcement that the second unit has received its operational licence.