Abu Dhabi’s third solar PV IPP will have a total capacity of 1,500 megawatts
Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) announced on Tuesday that it has issued Request for Qualification (RFQ) tender to companies who expressed interest in developing the 1,500- megawatt (MW) Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic Independent Power Project (Al Ajban Solar PV IPP) in Ajban in the AbuDhabi emirate.
EWEC, which is the main off-taker for water and electricity projects in Abu Dhabi, made the announcement via its official twitter handle. Details about the number of companies who responded to the EOI and submission deadlines weren’t disclosed.
The Expression of Interest (EOI) invite for the project, slated to be Abu Dhabi’s third solar PV IPP after Noor Abu Dhabi and Al Dhafra, was issued in May 2022.
The project involves the development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of the plant, and associated infrastructure, according to May 2022 statement by EWEC.
The statement said the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EWEC will be structured as an Energy Purchase Agreement whereby EWEC will pay only for the net electrical energy supplied by the plant.
Abu Dhabi is currently home to the 1,200MW Noor Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest single-site solar power plant, and the under-construction 2,000MW Al Dhafra Solar PV, which will be the new world’s largest single-site solar power plant once commercially operational.
Source: zawya
