Abu Dhabi utility firm, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), received bids for a planned 2 gigawatt solar photovoltaic project being developed in the Al Dhafra region of the emirate.
The company, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation, tendered financing, construction, operation and maintenance packages for the solar plant in July, for which 24 firms pre-qualified to bid. An award is expected in the first quarter of next year, the company said.
“A range of international energy sector experts” and international consortia submitted bids on the scheme, a company spokesman said, declining to specify a number.
The project, which will be built via an independent power producer (IPP) model, will be spread across an area of 20 square kilometers and could provide electricity to 110,000 households across the UAE, according to EWEC.
IPPs are typically not owned by the state but build and operate power plants for the sale of electricity to buyers, which could include a utility, the government or end users.
