Bidders to submit revised proposals for 1.5 GW Abu Dhabi solar project
Bidders vying for the contract to develop the 1.5 GW Al-Dhafra solar IPP project in Abu Dhabi have been asked by the client to resubmit proposals by 1 March.
Solar Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Bidders vying for the contract to develop the 1.5 GW Al-Dhafra solar independent power producer (IPP) project in Abu Dhabi have been asked by the client to resubmit proposals by 1 March.
According to sources close to the project, the proposals will include significant additional information and clarifications for the planned Al-Dhafra IPP, the emirate’s second major photovoltaic (PV) solar project. The client is planning to announce the tariff and select the preferred bidder in mid-March. Bids have been received from the following five groups: Acwa Power / Shanghai Electric, EDF / Jinko Power, Engie / AlFanar, Softbank Energy / Eni, and Total / Marubeni.
The project will involve the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the solar plant under a long-term power purchase agreement. This will be Abu Dhabi’s second major PV solar scheme. The first one is a 1,177 MW PV solar IPP at Sweihan, which was fully commissioned in June 2019.
Source: Energy and Utilities