Jinko Power Technology Co., Ltd. A leading global renewable energy IPP that develops, builds, finances, owns and operates solar power generation plants makes an announcement today. JinkoPower and its bidding partner EDF Renewables are awarded with the Al Dhafra Project, the world’s largest standalone Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A […]
JinkoPower and EDF Renewables Consortium Sign the Power Purchase Agreement for the World’s Single Largest Solar Project in Abu Dhabi
With an expected production capacity of 2 GW, the Al Dhafra Solar PV Project will almost double the size of the approximately 1.2 GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant – amongst the largest operational solar PV plants in the world. The Noor Abu Dhabi project, which was awarded to Marubeni Corp and Jinko Consortium in […]
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to boost its renewable capacity on new projects- CEO
Masdar, a developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, is eyeing new projects in Saudi Arabia, the United States as well as in eastern and central Europe and southeast Asia, said Mohamed Jameel al-Ramahi DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) plans to boost its renewable energy capacity to 8 gigawatts (GW) before the […]
Abu Dhabi claims record low US$0.0135/kWh solar tariff for 2GW Al Dhafra project
Abu Dhabi Power has claimed to have received the world’s lowest tariff for solar for its 2GW Al Dhafra project. A pool of five bidders tendered for the project and the first-ranked bidder – yet to be named by ADP – set their price at US$0.0135/kWh, a sum which would rank as the world’s […]
Abu Dhabi in Talks With EDF, Jinko to Install Huge Solar Farm
A pairing of Electricite de France’s renewables arm and China’s Jinko Solar is the lead bidder to build a solar farm larger than 4,200 soccer pitches that would supply power at what could be record-low prices. Abu Dhabi Power Corp. in the United Arab Emirates received five bids to build the 2-gigawatt solar project, one […]
World’s Largest Solar Project Will Also Be Its Cheapest
A consortium comprising EDF and JinkoSolar emerges as the leading bidder in Abu Dhabi’s latest solar tender. Abu Dhabi has set a global record-low solar price as authorities confirmed the winning bid in a 2-gigawatt tender. Upon its expected completion in mid-2022, it is slated to be the largest single-site solar energy project in the […]
EDF consortium low bidder for 2GW Abu Dhabi solar project
A consortium led by France’s EDF and China’s Jinko Power submitted the lowest tariff for the planned 2GW Al-Dhafra photovoltaic (PV) solar project in Abu Dhabi. The consortium submitted a weighted levelised electricity cost (WLEC) tariff of AEDfils3.2046/kWh ($cents0.8732/kWh) and an evaluated weighted levelised electricity cost (EWLEC) tariff of AEDfils2.9117/kWh ($c0.7934/kWh), with the second lowest […]
Abu Dhabi borrows $7 billion as low oil price bite
Abu Dhabi, which has the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said that its offering was oversubscribed by more than six times Abu Dhabi: The emirate of Abu Dhabi said on Sunday it had sold $7 billion of bonds in the third major sale this month by Gulf sovereigns seeking to […]
Renewables Account for Almost Three Quarters of New Capacity in 2019
Sector adds 176 GW of generating capacity with solar and wind accounting for 90 per cent of additions Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The renewable energy sector added 176 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity globally in 2019, marginally lower than the (revised) 179 GW added in 2018. However, new renewable power accounted for 72 per […]
Abu Dhabi postpones Dhafra solar plant final bids announcement: WAM
The decision was taken in light of rules barring large group meetings due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, WAM reported. DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s department of energy has postponed the announcement of the winning bids for developing a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) solar power plant in the Al Dhafra region, state news agency WAM reported late […]