The Noor Abu Dhabi plant has become the world's largest operational solar project, but probably not for too long.
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As of today, the Noor Abu Dhabi project with a total capacity of 1,177MW is the largest operational single site solar project in the world. It’s important to make the distinction between this and a ‘solar park’. These are essentially areas of land ear-marked for solar and often with ready-to-go grid connections, where multiple projects will be built under the same banner, but developed and financed individually.
The $870 million project was the result of a competitive tender process that will see electricity from the site sold to the Emirates Water and Electricity Company for around 2.4 cents per kWh, a record at the time of the auction and a record for any completed solar project. It waswith nearly 3000 people working on site during the peak of activity.
"Noor Abu Dhabi will generate renewable energy and will enable us to improve the use of our natural resources,” said Othman Jumaa Al Ali, CEO, EWEC. “The fact that a project of such scale has been successfully completed on time and on budget highlights our commitment to ensuring sustainable energy for the future and it is a true testament of the Emirate’s delivery capabilities to execute world-class energy projects.
Yoshiaki Yokota, Chief Operating Officer, Power Business Division of Marubeni Corporation said:"This project represents a significant milestone not only for the United Arab Emirates and the region, but for the global solar industry and for the future of renewable energy.
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