Unit 3 at the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirtes has begun commercial operation, bringing total production from the first three units at the four-unit facility to up to 4,200 MW, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) said.
Barakah-3 is the third South Korea-supplied APR-1400 unit to be delivered in three consecutive years at the Barakah station, in the in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi.
Barakah-1 began commercial operation in April 2021 and Barakah-2 in March 2022. Barakah-4, the final unit at the station, is likely to begin commercial operation within the next year.
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