The Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) of Abu Dhabi has launched a young for the development of a 1.5 GW solar energy plant within the Al Dhafra Region.

The utility mentioned the developer of the Zarraf Solar PV mission might be awarded a long-term energy buy settlement (PPA), with out offering additional technical or monetary particulars.

“Zarraf Solar PV is EWEC’s fifth main utility-scale photo voltaic PV mission, supporting the acceleration of renewable and clear power capability within the UAE underneath EWEC’s strategic plan to construct a mean of 1.4 GW of recent photo voltaic PV capability yearly between 2027-2037,” the utility mentioned.

In October, EWEC launched a young for a 1.5 GW solar energy plant within the Khazna space, the place a number of knowledge facilities are operated.

Earlier in July, it introduced that it had acquired 4 proposals for the 1.5 GW Al-Ajban photo voltaic mission. The tender was first launched in May 2022.

The proposals come from Saudi Arabian power big ACWA Power, French utility EDF, Japan’s Marubeni, and a consortium shaped by China-based Jinko Power and Japanese power producer JERA.

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