1. Turkey Turning To Nuclear Power, Counting On Coal

    ...clear power plant at Barakah in Abu Dhabi in partnership with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec). Project cost is put at $20bn and it is due to come online in 2017.   Turkish and Russian heads of state signed in May 2010 an intergovernmental agreement allowing for the Russian fi...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 19 Oct 2012
  2. UAE Issues Liability Law For Nuclear Power

    ...newables and coal-fired power programs. Nuclear operator Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) plans to build four 1.4gw capacity nuclear plants at Barakah, with one becoming operational each year during 2017-20.   While the UAE continues to put in place the legislation and organizations re...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 19 Oct 2012
  3. Iraqi Electricity Industry Poised For 20,000MW Lift-Off

    ...ve languished in warehouses until now. But, even discounting the mega-deal purchases, Iraq plans to spend around $4.5bn/year, or some $27bn up to 2017, on its electricity sector (see table). This 2012-17 spend will break down as follows: $14bn for generation, $5bn for transmission and $8bn for di...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 21 Sep 2012
  4. UAE Secures $2Bn Ex-Im Bank Loan To Buy US Nuclear Equipment

    ...ese are due to come on-line from 2017.   By David Knott   The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) announced on 7 September the authorization of a $2bn direct loan to the UAE’s Barakah One Company to underwrite the export of American equipment and services for th...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 38
    Published at Fri, 14 Sep 2012
  5. Iran’s Bushehr At Full Capacity, MENA States Pursue Nuclear Programs

    ...ectric Power Corporation (Kepco). ENEC plans to build four 1.4gw plants, with the first to be built at Barakh and due on-line in 2017 (MEES, 20 August).  Jordan, like Iran, has substantial uranium reserves and sees extraction as part of its nuclear program. Parliament has not approved the go...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 07 Sep 2012