SEPCO3 & LONGi Win EPC Contract for 1.5 GW Khazna Solar PV Project in Abu Dhabi

Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation No. 3 (SEPCO3), a subsidiary of China Electric Power Construction Corporation, announces that it has signed the EPC contract for 1.5 GW (AC) Khazna Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Project in the UAE.

The Khazna 1500 MW photovoltaic EPC project in Abu Dhabi, UAE, adopts a centralized photovoltaic layout, equipped with an automatic cleaning system, centralized inverters, prefabricated substations, single-axis tracking brackets, and related ancillary facilities. Khazna Solar PV is part of EWEC’s region-leading strategic plans to substantially increase solar power capacity in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. Upon completion, Khazna Solar PV will generate enough electricity to power approximately 160,000 homes across the UAE, avoiding more than 2.4 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions in Abu Dhabi per year. The plant will feature nearly three million solar panels that will follow the sun’s path throughout the day, maximising solar energy capture and output. Khazna Solar PV will also significantly contribute to EWEC’s strategic plans to increase Abu Dhabi’s solar power generation capacity to 18GW by 2035 and to meet 60% of the Emirate’s total power demand from renewable and clean energy sources by 2035, in line with the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy’s (DoE) Clean Energy Strategic Target 2035 for Electricity Production in Abu Dhabi.

The agreements were signed along with LonGi with the main developer, ENGIE.