The UAE will soon have its first nuclear energy plant. The world’s largest new nuclear construction site, with four units being constructed simultaneously, is progressing successfully at Barakah, located on the coast around 50 km west of Ruwais.
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Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi looks to nuclear power to meet energy needs from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman, Regulation and Supervision Bureau: Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
What have been the most significant results of the rationalisation of water and electricity tariffs?
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi continuing to improve utilities service provision from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
With widespread coverage of potable water, waste-water and electricity networks, Abu Dhabi maintains utility services that are on a par, if not better than, many countries in Europe and North America. At the same time, the emirate’s government has been committed for many years to boosting power and water infrastructure further still, with 2017...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi sees demand for distribution services in wake of subsidy reforms from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Rising demand for cleaner, greener modes of transport is driving the expansion and modernisation of filling stations across Abu Dhabi that increasingly cater to cars, buses and taxis powered by electricity, compressed gas, petrol or diesel. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) subsidiary responsible for meeting this demand, ADNOC...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi investing in new technology to tap new gas reserves from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Faced with rising consumption by its industries and power generators, Abu Dhabi is determined to leverage its domestic natural gas assets to reduce its reliance on imports. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has developed an integrated Gas Master Plan as part of its 2030 Strategy that will see it investing in the expansion of its sour gas...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi's new STEP network to improve sewage and wastewater treatment from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Dubbed a mega-structure and a super tunnel, 2017 will see one of the world’s most impressive construction projects, the Strategic Tunnel Enhancement Programme (STEP), finally come on-line, right beneath the streets of downtown Abu Dhabi. The programme has won plaudits and awards from around the globe and was even the subject of a National...