1.5 GW Solar PV Project awarded in UAE

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), announced the award for its 1.5 GW (AC) Al Ajban Solar PV Independent Power Project located in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. 

The development of the utility-scale solar power plant was awarded to an international consortium of EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO), and Masdar as the local shareholder. Following the award the project’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed between EWEC and stakeholders.

EWEC awarded the Al Ajban Solar PV contract after a comprehensive procurement process. The PPA is structured as an energy purchase agreement whereby EWEC will pay only for the net electrical energy supplied by the plant. Under the terms of the PPA, the consortium will design, finance, build and operate the plant.

Once commercially operational in Q3 2026, the project will generate enough electricity to power 160,000 households across the UAE and is expected to reduce Abu Dhabi’s carbon emissions by 2.4 million metric tonnes per year.