Connecting Barakah's second substation to the UAE's main electricity grid

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation announced today that its operating arm, Nawah Energy Company, has completed the secure connection of the second plant of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the main electricity network in the United Arab Emirates, after the start of operation of the second plant in late August, thus producing the first megawatt of electricity. Zero carbon emissions from the second of the four Barakah plants.

After the start of operation of the second plant reactor on August 27, 2021, the Barakah plants became the first multi-station nuclear energy project to enter the operation phase in the Arab world, which reflects the advanced level of Emirati expertise in applying local regulations and international standards, as well as the international skills and expertise of the work teams it leads. Emirati competencies that have achieved this important achievement.

Barakah stations continue to provide a model for new projects related to environmentally friendly energy worldwide, as the knowledge and expertise developed by the operating team in the first station in Barakah was benefited by linking the second station to the network more effectively by reducing the time between the start of operation and connection to the network by 10% , while continuing to adhere to the highest standards of nuclear safety and operational excellence.

With the completion of the process of connecting the second Barakah substation to the electricity grid, work continues on the plant towards adding 1,400 megawatts of environmentally friendly energy to the UAE electricity grid.

This achievement also contributes to achieving the goals of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide up to a quarter of the country's needs of environmentally friendly electricity around the clock, while contributing to reducing carbon emissions, which is the main cause of climate change.

The process of connecting the second station with the grid is an important step in the stage of preparing for the commercial operation of the station, during which the generator of the second station was aligned with the requirements of the main electricity transmission network in the country.

After the completion of the connection process with the grid, the operation team for the second plant in Barakah will begin the process of gradually raising the levels of the reactor’s energy, which is known as the “progressive energy test”, as the plant’s systems are committed to working according to international best practices to ensure safe progress towards full production of electricity, and upon completion of this process. The operation will produce the second station approximately 1,400 megawatts of primary load electricity.

All tests will be carried out under the continuous supervision of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, the independent body responsible for regulating nuclear activities in the UAE, which has so far conducted more than 335 inspections since the start of the development of the Barakah plants, in addition to more than 42 audit missions by the International Atomic Energy Agency. and the World Association of Nuclear Operators.

The specialized work teams in "Nawat" worked closely with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Control Company "TRANSCO", a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company "TAQA", which built overhead lines to connect the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plants to the Abu Dhabi network, ensuring that the energy produced by the Barakah plants arrives safely. For consumers all over the UAE.

By providing millions of homes and businesses in the business sectors with abundant and environmentally friendly electric power from Barakah plants, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation is leading the largest efforts in the region to reduce carbon emissions, especially that the plants are now the largest single source of carbon-free electricity in the UAE and the Arab world.

The Barakah plant, located in the Al Dhafra region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, is one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world, and includes four identical plants, each of which includes the advanced reactor design of the APR-1400 model. now.

The first station produces thousands of megawatts of environmentally friendly electricity around the clock, while the construction works in the third and fourth stations have reached their final stages with completion rates of 95% and 91%, respectively, with the application of experiences and lessons learned from the first and second stations, while the total completion rate in The four stations to more than 96%.

Once fully operational, the four plants will produce up to 5,600 megawatts of carbon-neutral electricity for more than 60 years.

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