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The UAE announced today that its first four nuclear reactors will come into service between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, having previously confirmed that the production of nuclear energy from this reactor will begin in 2018.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, According to the official news agency, "the completion of construction work in the first station in preparation for the operational phase of the end of 2019 and early 2020 '.
The United Arab Emirates announced in March the completion of construction works in this reactor that will be operated and begin production of nuclear power from the issuance of the necessary license.
The UAE has not set a date for this, but UAE Minister of Energy, Suhail al-Mazroui, said in September 2017 that power generation from the first reactor "will certainly begin in 2018", as planned in 2017.
In 2009, Abu Dhabi signed a contract with a consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) worth $ 20.4 billion for the construction of nuclear reactors in Baraka, Japan. West of the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
According to the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), 89% of Baraka's project for peaceful nuclear power was completed, 93% in the second reactor, 83% in the third reactor and 72% in the fourth reactor. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that by 2020 the nuclear program will contribute about 25% of its electricity needs.
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