Unit 4 of the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been successfully connected to the national grid and has started generating electricity for the first time, owner Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) announced.
Enec said the operation was completed on 23 March and has brought the four-unit Barakah nuclear station, the first in the Arab world, closer to its goal to meet 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs.