Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 10

8-March-2010

UAE

UAE To Commission First Nuclear Power Plant By 2017

The UAE will commission its first nuclear power plant by 2017, the countrys Minister of Energy Muhammad al-Hamili said on 2 March. Speaking at a conference in Abu Dhabi, the minister said that the objective is for nuclear energy to eventually account for 25% of the UAEs power requirements, and that the country has been working very closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency...