The UAE and India signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on the Maintenance and Operation of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant.”
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that “the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and the Indian Nuclear Power Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on the maintenance and operation of the station.”
The statement explained that “the memorandum was signed during the visit of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to India.”
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), “The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with the Indian Nuclear Energy Corporation,” to support efforts to exchange expertise and knowledge in all areas of developing nuclear energy solutions, through the advanced nuclear capabilities and facilities that the UAE enjoys.”
According to the agency, “Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a 15-year agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, under which ADNOC will supply one million metric tons per year of LNG, primarily from its low-emission Ruwais LNG project.”
The UAE announced the completion of commercial operation of the Barakah nuclear power plant, the first of its kind in the Arab world, in a step that the Gulf oil state considered “important.” ADNOC also signed an agreement with the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited to extend the current “oil storage and management” agreement and contribute to supporting energy security in India. ADQ, an investment holding company in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Food Industries in India to establish a complex for the food and agricultural industry in the Indian state of Gujarat, by employing the latest advanced and innovative technologies in the food industry sector.
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