UAE’s Barakah nuclear energy plant starts up third unit

RIYADH: UAE’s Nawah Energy Co. has successfully started Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region, its parent company the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation announced on Thursday.

The launch has been achieved a year after the start-up of Unit 2, with the next key milestone being the connection of Unit 3 to the national electricity grid in the coming weeks, WAM reported.