Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Enec Abu Dhabi
The consolidation of assets into abu dhabi s investment holding company adq continues with the latest being the addition of emirates nuclear energy corporation enec.
Emirates nuclear energy corporation enec abu dhabi. The emirates nuclear energy corporation enec was established in 2009 to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program to meet the uae s growing energy demands. Enec is committed to the highest standards of safety quality security and operational transparency for all aspects of the uae peaceful nuclear energy program. Transferring enec s ownership shall not affect licensing permissions exceptions and approvals from federal and local government entities regarding enec nor any of its affiliated companies the abu dhabi executive. The emirates nuclear energy corporation enec مؤسسة الإمارات للطاقة النووية is the entity responsible for the deployment and ownership of nuclear energy plants in the united arab emirates uae.
And emirates water and electricity company ewec. Abu dhabi sewerage services company adssc. This is the emirates nuclear energy corporation company profile. Accordingly and as recommended by the iaea the uae established a nuclear energy program implementation organization which in 2009 set up the emirates nuclear energy corporation enec as an abu dhabi public entity initially funded with 100 million to evaluate and implement nuclear power plans within uae or specifically in abu dhabi emirate which comprises 86 of the land area of the uae.
Abu dhabi 24th september 2020 wam abu dhabi executive council has issued a resolution transferring ownership of the emirates nuclear energy corporation enec to adq. Under a decree. Enec s delivery of clean electricity from nuclear energy across the uae further diversifies the power generation sources and reinforces our reliable power grid enec joins adq s strategic utilities portfolio that also includes abu dhabi national energy company taqa. 971 2 313 0555 e.
Located 53km from the city of ruwais the plant is being jointly developed by emirates nuclear energy corporation enec and korea electric power corporation kepco. Abu dhabi based holding company adq has taken full ownership of the emirates nuclear energy corporation s enec shares. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at emirates nuclear energy corporation. The 5 600mw barakah nuclear power plant npp in the emirate of abu dhabi is the first nuclear power project in the united arab emirates uae.
Enec was established by decree in december 2009 by the uae president khalifa bin zayed al nahyan to address the country s growing demand for electricity while diversifying.