Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) says it has secured four sites in the United Arab Emirates to develop 4.6 GW of solar and wind projects.
EWEC said it has secured four sites in Abu Dhabi to develop 4.6 GW of renewable energy projects, including PV and wind power plants.
It claimed that the projects, which total 75 square kilometers, represent a crucial step in achieving Abu Dhabi’s 2035 Strategic Clean Energy Goal and the pledge to achieve net zero emissions in the United Arab Emirates by 2050.
The developments include three solar power plants in Al Faya, Al Khazna and Al Zarraf, in addition to a wind farm in Sila. The solar facilities are expected to add 4.5 GW (AC) of capacity, while the wind project will contribute 140 MW, supporting EWEC’s target of 10 GW of installed PV capacity by 2030 and 18 GW by 2035.
“This is an important milestone in EWEC’s strategic decarbonization of the UAE’s energy sector,” EWEC CEO Othman Al Ali said in an online statement. “This country will facilitate the accelerated commissioning and development of leading renewable projects.”
The initiative involves stakeholders such as the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and the UAE Ministry of Defense. Ahmed Mohamed Al Rumaithi, Undersecretary of the DoE, noted the importance of aligning these efforts with regulatory frameworks to decarbonize the energy sector.
In November, EWEC said it had received three bids from Engie, a consortium of EDF Renewables and Korean Western Power (Kowepo), and a consortium of Jinko Power and Jera to develop the 1.5 GW Khazna solar project in Abu Dhabi, with a contract award. scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.
And in October, the company launched a tender for the 1.5 GW Zarraf solar PV project in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region, as part of its plan to install 1.4 GW of new solar capacity annually between 2027 and 2037 .
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