The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is located in the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, approximately 53 kilometres West-Southwest of the city of Ruwais. The Barakah Plant is the first nuclear energy plant in the Arab World, leading the biggest decarbonisation efforts in the region.
The plant consists of four APR1400 nuclear reactors, which once fully operational will prevent the release of up to 21 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year.
Unit 1 of the Barakah Plant started commercial operations in April 2021, and commercial operations of Unit 2 began in March 2022. Unit 3 commenced commercial operations in February 2023. Unit 4 is set to become operational over the coming years.
In 2016, EWEC signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Barakah One Company, ENEC’s subsidiary in charge of the financial and commercial activities of the Barakah project, to purchase all electricity generated at the plant for the next 60 years. Electricity produced at the Barakah Plant feeds into the national grid in the same manner as other energy plants, providing clean electricity across the country.
