From EES News

EWEC has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to certified builders and developer consortiums which have expressed curiosity in creating a greenfield 400 MW battery vitality storage system (BESS) in Abu Dhabi.

The utility stated the RFP was issued to bidders who handed the qualification processes following the expression of curiosity part that occurred earlier this 12 months.

A complete of 93 corporations and consortiums submitted their curiosity, with 27 certified for this spherical of the tender.

The chosen developer will develop, finance, construct, function, keep and personal the BESS system and related infrastructure. They can even act as an unbiased electrical energy producer, getting into right into a long-term settlement with EWEC as the only purchaser.

“The 400 MW BESS mission marks an necessary milestone in EWEC’s strategic efforts to enhance the steadiness and effectivity of the electrical energy community,” stated EWEC Chief Executive Officer Othman Al Ali. “Utility-scale BESS expertise will facilitate our fast integration of further quantities of renewable vitality from photo voltaic PV into the system and allow us to function and handle peak demand extra effectively.”

The deadline for RFP responses is within the final quarter of this 12 months.

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