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United Arab Emirates / We Are ‘Well Ahead Of Curve’ On Energy Because Of Decision To Go Nuclear, Says Enec Boss

By David Dalton
31 March 2022

Two reactor units at new Barakah station already in operation
We Are ‘Well Ahead Of Curve’ On Energy Because Of Decision To Go Nuclear, Says Enec Boss
Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi (right) took part in a panel with Mariam Al Mheiri, the UAE’s minister of climate change and environment and William Magwood (second left), director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency.
The United Arab Emirates is “well ahead of the curve” when it comes to ensuring energy security and energy sustainability as a result of the “wise decisions” taken back in 2006 to develop a diversified energy policy including construction of the Arab world’s first commercial nuclear power station at Barakah, Mohamed Al Hammadi, managing director and chief executive officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), told the World Government Summit in Dubai.

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