| Barakah Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Barakah nuclear power plant | |
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| Official name | محطة بركة للطاقة النووية |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Location | Approx. 50km west of Ruwais |
| Coordinates | 23°58′04″N 52°13′54″E / 23.96778°N 52.23167°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: 19 July 2012 Unit 2: 16 April 2013 Unit 3: 24 September 2014 Unit 4: 30 July 2015 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 3 August 2020 Unit 2: 14 September 2021 Unit 3: 10 October 2022 Unit 4: 23 March 2024 |
| Construction cost | US$32 billion[1] |
| Owner | ENEC |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | KEPCO |
| Cooling source | Persian Gulf |
| Thermal capacity | 4 × 3983 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 1345 MW |
| Make and model | APR-1400 |
| Nameplate capacity | 5600 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | enec.gov.ae/barakah-plant/ |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Barakah nuclear power plant (Arabic: محطة بركة للطاقة النووية) (BNPP) is the United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World.[2] It consists of four APR-1400 nuclear reactors. Total nameplate capacity is 5600 MW[3] which is intended to supply up to 25% of UAE's electricity needs.[4][5] The site is in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi, on the coastline between the Persian Gulf and the E11 highway, 53 km west-southwest of Ruwais.[6][7]
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