Nawah Energy Company announced today that the reactor of Unit one of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has achieved 80% of its power capacity.

The joint venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), said it was an "important step" in the process to raising power levels to full capacity.

The ongoing power ascension testing (PAT) of Unit one is being conducted under the oversight of the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation , which has conducted more than 280 inspections.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan accentuate that the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is a historically significant project for the UAE that will cement its leading position and role in the growing clean energy sector.

These national reviews have been supported by more than 40 assessments by the International Atomic Energy Agency and World Association of Nuclear Operators.

Nawah’s operations team at Unit one are now working to raise the plant’s electricity production to 100 percent capacity, marking the final stage of PAT. Unit one will then be gradually shut down to enable the commencement of a check outage.

This will take place after a period of several months during which Unit one’s systems will be carefully examined, and any planned or corrective maintenance will be performed.

The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, is the cornerstone of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme. When fully operational, the plant will produce around 5.6 gigawatts of electricity.

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation recently declared the construction completion of Unit two, with operational readiness preparations now underway by Nawah.Construction of Units three & four of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is in the final stages, with the overall construction completion of the four units now standing at over 94%.