Integrity and compliance
In force since 5 November 2026
Barakah Power works between Dubai and project sites in Africa, often with public funds and climate finance. These are the rules we apply, and ask our partners to apply, on every project.
They are overseen by a compliance officer appointed by the manager of Barakah Power L.L.C-FZ.
1. Code of conduct
Barakah Power obeys the law and expects the same from everyone who works for it or in its name. That includes the manager, employees, consultants, agents and subcontractors on our projects.
1.1 Law and contracts. We follow UAE law, the law of the country where each project runs, and the environmental, social and integrity conditions in our financing contracts.
1.2 People. Written contracts and wages paid on time. No child labour and no forced labour, in our own work or in our suppliers'. No discrimination, harassment or sexual exploitation. People can raise a complaint without being punished for it.
1.3 Safety. If a task cannot be done safely, it waits. Nobody works at height, with electricity or with heavy equipment without training and the right protective gear, and anyone can stop work they think is dangerous.
1.4 Honest dealing. No bribes and no facilitation payments (policy 2). Conflicts of interest are declared in writing.
1.5 Records and information. Accounts and project reports are accurate and complete. Results reported to investors, carbon registries or lenders are backed by evidence. Personal data is handled under the UAE data protection law. Client information stays confidential.
1.6 Sanctions and trade. We do not deal with people, companies or countries under UN or UAE sanctions, and we check suppliers and buyers of equipment before shipping.
1.7 Applying the code. Everyone covered signs that they have read it. Breaches can lead to disciplinary action or, for partners, termination of the contract. Questions and reports go through policy 4.
2. Anti-bribery and integrity policy
Barakah Power does not pay or accept bribes, with public officials or private companies, in the UAE or abroad. If the only way to win a deal is a payment on the side, we walk away from the deal.
This matters more for us than for most companies. We work between Dubai and African governments, we handle climate finance, and UAE bribery law can reach conduct outside the country when it involves a UAE company's staff.
2.1 Not allowed.
- Offering, promising, giving, asking for or accepting money, gifts, trips, jobs or any other advantage to win or keep business or to influence a decision.
- Facilitation payments of any size, for permits, customs clearance or inspections. UAE law treats them as bribery.
- Using agents, consultants or local partners to do what we cannot do ourselves.
- Fraud, collusion, coercion or obstruction in tenders and contracts, including those financed by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, climate funds or carbon buyers.
2.2 Gifts and hospitality. Only small, occasional gifts, never cash, never while a tender or negotiation is open with that party. Anything above the limit set by the manager goes in the gifts register.
2.3 Conflicts of interest. Anyone with a personal, family or financial interest in a supplier, buyer, partner or official linked to a deal says so in writing and stays out of the decision.
2.4 Agents and partners. Before we appoint an agent, consultant or local partner, we check who owns and controls them, their reputation, and the debarment lists of the multilateral banks. Their contracts carry an anti-bribery clause and a right to terminate. Fees must match real, documented work.
2.5 Money flows. Payments by bank transfer to the contracted party, against an invoice. No cash payments, no side accounts, no payments to a third country without a clear business reason. We know who our counterparties are and where their money comes from, as UAE anti-money laundering law requires.
2.6 Political and charitable payments. No political donations. Community or charitable support only in writing, approved by the manager and recorded.
2.7 Carbon and results claims. Emission reductions and project results are reported only with evidence and as the methodology allows. Overstating results to a buyer, registry or lender is fraud.
2.8 Audits. Lenders and their auditors may inspect our accounts and records for the projects they finance.
2.9 Consequences. Breaches lead to disciplinary action or termination. Where there are signs of a crime, we report to the competent authorities.
3. Environmental and social policy
Barakah's projects happen in African countries, not in Dubai. So the environmental and social rules that matter are the host country's law and the standards of the lender: the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework, the African Development Bank Integrated Safeguards System, or the IFC Performance Standards for private finance.
3.1 Screening. Every project is classified by environmental and social risk before we commit to it. We do not finance or supply a project that needs an impact study or a permit until it has one.
3.2 Local partners carry the same rules. The local partner that builds or operates the project signs up to this policy and to the lender's standards, and we check that they apply them.
3.3 Equipment and waste. Solar panels, batteries and stoves we supply come with a plan for the end of their life. Lithium and lead batteries go to authorised recyclers, never to open dumps.
3.4 Clean cooking and forests. Cookstove and reforestation programmes keep records that households and communities can check, and carbon claims follow the approved methodology.
3.5 Land and communities. We avoid land the community uses. Where that is not possible, we go ahead only with documented agreement from the authorities and the people affected, and fair compensation. Each project has a simple way for the community to complain and get an answer.
3.6 Work and safety. As in the code of conduct (1.2 and 1.3), applied to local partners and subcontractors.
3.7 Review. The compliance officer reviews this policy once a year and reports incidents, complaints and corrective action to the manager.
4. Speak-up policy
Anyone, inside or outside the company, can report a suspicion of bribery, fraud, harassment, a safety risk or environmental harm, and will not be punished for doing it in good faith.
4.1 How to report.
- Email compliance@barakahpower.com.
- The contact form on barakahpower.com, with "Report" as the subject.
- Directly to the compliance officer or the manager.
- On a project site, through the community complaints channel.
Reports can be anonymous. The more facts you give (what, who, when, where), the easier it is to look into them.
4.2 What happens next.
- We confirm receipt within 7 days when there is a way to reply.
- The compliance officer reviews the report. If they are involved, the manager appoints someone else.
- The investigation is confidential and every step is recorded.
- We decide on corrective action and tell the person who reported, as far as we can.
- We inform the authorities or the lender when the law or the contract requires it.
4.3 Protection. The identity of anyone reporting in good faith stays confidential. Firing, demoting or threatening them is a serious disciplinary offence. So is a report made in bad faith.
4.4 Records. Reports and their outcome are kept in a confidential register, open only to the compliance officer and the manager.