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UAE Signs Nuclear Deal With Russia
...pco) a $20bn contract in 2009 to build four 1.4gw nuclear plants at Barakah during 2017-20. Recently Kepco discovered that fake safety certificates had been issued for equipment installed throughout South Korea’s 23 existing nuclear plants, but has reassured the UAE that this will not affect its own pr...
Volume: 55Issue: 52Published at Fri, 21 Dec 2012 -
Algeria Awards Ain Arnat Contract To Korean Firms
...mand growth of 12.3% a year between now and 2017. Sonelgaz noted that demand on the grid outstripped supply in August, with record demand of 10.06gw exceeding the 2011 peak by more than 14% (MEES, 27 August). Sonelgaz was forced to undertake load-shedding over the summer, particularly in the southeast, be...
Volume: 55Issue: 49Published at Fri, 30 Nov 2012 -
Iran Nuclear Plant Shut Down, UAE Gauges Impact Of Korea Safety Scam
...rean nuclear plants. Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) won a $20bn contract in 2009 to build four 1.4gw nuclear plants at Barakah during 2017-20. However, Kepco discovered that fake safety certificates had been issued for equipment installed throughout South Korea’s 23 existing nuclear pl...
Volume: 55Issue: 48Published at Fri, 23 Nov 2012 -
Iraq Wakes Up From Power Shortage Nightmare
...the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) into a 1,500mw Combined Cycle power station by 2015. Even after 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 fo...
Volume: 55Issue: 44Published at Fri, 26 Oct 2012 -
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: 55Issue: 43Published at Fri, 19 Oct 2012 -
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: 55Issue: 43Published at Fri, 19 Oct 2012 -
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: 55Issue: 39Published at Fri, 21 Sep 2012 -
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: 55Issue: 38Published at Fri, 14 Sep 2012 -
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: 55Issue: 37Published at Fri, 07 Sep 2012