A consortium led by France’s EDF and China’s Jinko Power submitted the lowest tariff for the planned 2GW Al-Dhafra photovoltaic (PV) solar project in Abu Dhabi. The consortium submitted a weighted levelised electricity cost (WLEC) tariff of AEDfils3.2046/kWh ($cents0.8732/kWh) and an evaluated weighted levelised electricity cost (EWLEC) tariff of AEDfils2.9117/kWh ($c0.7934/kWh), with the second lowest […]
Abu Dhabi borrows $7 billion as low oil price bite
Abu Dhabi, which has the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said that its offering was oversubscribed by more than six times Abu Dhabi: The emirate of Abu Dhabi said on Sunday it had sold $7 billion of bonds in the third major sale this month by Gulf sovereigns seeking to […]
Renewables Account for Almost Three Quarters of New Capacity in 2019
Sector adds 176 GW of generating capacity with solar and wind accounting for 90 per cent of additions Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The renewable energy sector added 176 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity globally in 2019, marginally lower than the (revised) 179 GW added in 2018. However, new renewable power accounted for 72 per […]
Abu Dhabi postpones Dhafra solar plant final bids announcement: WAM
The decision was taken in light of rules barring large group meetings due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, WAM reported. DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s department of energy has postponed the announcement of the winning bids for developing a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) solar power plant in the Al Dhafra region, state news agency WAM reported late […]
Abu Dhabi-based firm to invest in Cirata solar plant construction
The project’s investor is Masdar. It is the largest company in renewable energy in the Gulf Jakarta (ANTARA): Indonesia’s PT Pembangkit Jawa Bali Investasi (PJBI) inked a power purchase agreement with Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar to construct a US$-129 million floating Solar Power Plant (PLTS) at Cirata Dam, West Java. The agreement for […]
EWEC receives bids for world’s largest solar plant
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) and a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing and supply of water and electricity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and beyond, has received bids for its 2 GW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producer (IPP) project, […]
Abu Dhabi gets bids for world’s biggest solar plant
The plant will be the world’s largest solar PV IPP project, providing 110,000 Emirati homes with electricity LONDON: Bids have been received for what is set to become the world’s biggest solar power plant project covering 20 square kilometers of desert in Abu Dhabi. It is being built by Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), […]
GCC to Provide 200,000 Solar Power Jobs by 2030
Highlights Solar careers in 2030 will include 124,000 solar PV jobs, 50,000 concentrated solar power (CSP) jobs, and 23,000 jobs for small-scale solar rooftop projects, it added. The GCC will have 40GW of utility-scale PV projects and nearly 200,000 solar power jobs, said the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) ahead of the Solar Expo & […]
Shams Power Company withdraws statement of fire extinguished at Abu Dhabi’s Shams 1 solar field
Shams Power Company withdrew its statement from Saturday that a fire had broken out at Shams 1 solar field in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, the company said on Sunday, describing the statement as “not final”. The company did not immediately provide further details. Source: in.reuters
Fire extinguished at Shams 1 solar field in Abu Dhabi, no injuries – Statement
CAIRO: A fire has been extinguished on Saturday at Shams 1 solar field in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, with no injures reported, the company said. The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence and fire crews remain on site, the company said in a statement. Source: in.reuters