Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia are signalling that their plans for nuclear power generation will not reach fruition as early as intended. UAE’s slippage is a result of delayed training of plant operatives, while Saudi nuclear planning appears to be less of a priority than solar.
UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei says first electricity from a 5.6GW four-reactor plant being built at Barakah, on the Abu Dhabi coast 50km west of Ruwais, is not expected before the end of 2019. “Nuclear is coming, but there will be a delay,” he announced earlier this month. (CONTINUED - 883 WORDS)
