Renewable energy company sees uses for fuel in transport, aviation and shipping, clean energy director says. Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar, is advancing the development of a hydrogen demonstrator project as part of an alliance that includes two other state-backed entities. The project’s design will be complete by the end of the year, the […]
UAE’s Masdar Set to Make First Renewable Push Into Greece
Clean energy major announces plan to develop a 65MW solar project on site 65km north of Athens. Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company, and Taaleri Energia have agreed to develop a 65-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Greece. The project will be managed through the companies’ joint venture Masdar-Taaleri Generation (MTG), a statement […]
Masdar Makes First Investment in Greece by Developing Solar Plant With Taaleri Energia
An agreement was signed on 5/5/2021, in an online ceremony, between the Emirati-Finnish consortium MASDAR-Taaleri and a consortium of subsidiaries of the Greek business groups Konstantakopoulos (Kyoto) and Vasilakis (Autohellas) for the creation of a solar power plant power 65 MW, in the area of Asopia in Boeotia. This investment for creating a solar unit […]
Azerbaijan Reveals Prices for Electricity To Be Produced by New Solar and Wind Power Plants
Azerbaijan’s energy ministry revealed prices for the electricity to be generated by the country’s solar and wind power plants operated by the Arabic companies. According to the information acquired from the country’s energy ministry, the price tag for one kilowatt of energy will be close to the wholesale price in Azerbaijan – 0.06 Azerbaijani Manat […]
Uzbekistan shortlists Five Bidders in Final Phase of Uzbekistan’s 200 MW Solar Tender
Uzbekistan shortlists Five Bidders in Final Phase of Uzbekistan’s 200 MW Solar Tender RFP – BID OPENING OF ENVELOPE I (LEGAL, TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPOSALS) Program Name Uzbekistan Solar Program Project Name Sherabad Solar PV Project Uzbekistan (the “Project”) This public announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Public Procurement Law. In […]
Masdar and EDF start construction work on 300MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia
A consortium between Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Holding Company has broken ground on a 300MW PV project in Saudi Arabia. The Jeddah solar plant, located 50km south-east of the city of Jeddah, will feature bifacial modules and single-axis trackers, while robots will be used to clean the modules. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of […]
Masdar-led consortium starts construction of solar project in Jeddah
The plant is located in Third Jeddah Industrial City, 50 kilometers southeast of Jeddah. RIYADH: A consortium led by Abu Dhabi’s Masdar has started construction of a solar power plant in Jeddah, after reaching financial close on the project. The consortium, which includes France’s EDF Renewables and Saudi Arabia-based Nesma Co., announced it will start […]
UAE’s Masdar inks deal for mega solar power project in Azerbaijan
The 230-megawatt project is Azerbaijan’s first foreign investment-based independent solar project structured as a public-private partnership. UAE’s Masdar has signed agreements to develop a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The plant is expected to start commercial operations in early 2023. The 230-megawatt (MWac) project is the country’s first foreign investment-based […]
Masdar breaks ground on wind farm project in Uzbekistan
Masdar signed an agreement with Uzbekistan govt to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm project to 1.5GW Masdar has signed an Implementation Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to extend the capacity of its utility-scale wind farm project – the first such project in Uzbekistan – to up to 1.5 […]
Masdar and Ethiopia sign agreement to develop 500MW of solar
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi. Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar is continuing its international expansion with new plans to develop 500MW of solar in Ethiopia through a partnership with the country’s government. The company signed a memorandum of understanding that is said to include the development, construction, and […]