Energy Masdar gets contractors on board for $6bn energy project By Pramod Kumar January 19, 2025, 8:18 AM Masdar Masdar, L&T and PowerChina executives at the signing ceremony of the preferred EPC contractors for Abu Dhabi's gigascale renewable project Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has selected the suppliers and preferred contractors for the $6 billion renewable facility capable of providing energy at scale around the clock in the emirate. Bombay stock exchange-listed Larsen & Toubro and China state-owned PowerChina are the preferred engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. China-headquartered Jinko Solar and JA Solar are preferred suppliers for PV modules for 2.6 gigawatts (GW) capacity each, with both companies utilising the latest technology for maximum efficiency and production for 30 years. CATL, a China-based battery energy storage system (BESS) supplier, will provide its new technology for a total capacity of 19GWh, ensuring safety, long service life and integration to provide stable operation and high efficiency of the entire project. Last week, Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) announced the development of a facility capable of generating up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of baseload power. The project will feature a 5.2GW (DC) solar photovoltaic plant, coupled with a 19 gigawatt-hour (GWh) BESS, making it the world’s largest solar and BESS project. The facility, slated to be operational by 2027, will cover 90 square kilometers and be located “in the Abu Dhabi desert,” Abdulaziz Alobaidli, chief executive officer of Masdar said last week. Its construction will start “as soon as possible”, and Masdar will likely announce the awarded batteries suppliers “this week”. Abu Dhabi currently has 2.5GW of solar capacity, and Ewec plans to add 1.5GW of solar capacity per year in the next 10 years, Andy Biffen, Ewec’s executive director of asset development, said. Masdar has set a target to reach a renewable energy portfolio capacity of 100 GW by 2030 and become a top producer of green hydrogen by the same year.