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BARAKAH-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
APR-1400
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
Nawah Energy Company
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1337
MW
e
1310
MW
e
1417
MW
e
3983
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
19 Jul, 2012
31 Jul, 2020
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
19 Aug, 2020
01 Apr, 2021
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
29.17 TW.h
81.1 %
83.9 %
18.9 %
81.4 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
2020
1561.810
1345
2645
2021
8926.090
1417
6763
91.8
85.4
85.4
85.5
85.5
2022
8196.790
1337
6269
71.6
69.9
76.8
70.0
76.9
2023
10488.130
1337
7906
90.2
88.9
81.1
89.6
81.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-02-15
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