Mohamed Al Hammadi
Managing director and CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
ENEC announced last month that Unit 2 of the Barakah plant started commercial operations, adding 1,400MW of clean electricity to the national grid, bringing the total produced by Units 1 and 2 to 2,800MW. Once fully operational, the plant will produce up to 25 per cent of the UAE’s electricity needs and will prevent around 22.4 million tons of carbon emissions every year, equivalent to the emissions of 4.8 million cars. Having led ENEC in delivering a peaceful nuclear energy programme, Al Hammadi will continue to be instrumental in growing this sector.