Special Projects

A consortium led by Masdar was awarded the 1,100MW Al Henakiyah project, after a successful tender process by SPPC. The project entails developing, financing, constructing, and operating of the 1,100MWac PV plant, to be located in the Al Henakiyah region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The plant is expected to start commercial operation in 2026.

Located in the Bab Al Shams area of Dubai, the project is a 1.2 MW PV plant connected to the DEWA grid. It provides electricity to a large farm that is growing animal fodder. The plant is located in the desert and equipped with automatic cleaning robots that clear the dust from the PV modules.

In support of government efforts to unlock the agricultural potential of the Al Wadi Al Jadeed Governorate, Masdar worked closely with Egyptian authorities to identify three sites in the governorate for new solar power plants

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is made up of 29 low-lying atolls and five elevated islands inhabited by 71,000 citizens

The facility produces about 17,500 megawatt-hours of clean electricity annually and offsets 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

The UAE-PPF project is helping to meet the needs of 17% of Kiribati’s population who live off-grid

925kW solar PV carport with EV charger stations

This project features solar PV systems on 11 government buildings. With a total installed capacity of 2.3MWp, it reduces annual diesel fuel consumption by 1.22 million liters and mitigates 3,220 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

Inhabitants on three of Fiji’s outer islands (Kadevu, Lakeba, and Rotuma) have access to energy around the clock having previously had power for only 12-18 hours a day

The 50-megawatt project will be the first large-scale wind farm in the GCC region.

600kW solar PV plant + 600kWh lithium-ion battery

Romainville Solar Park is a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with battery storage in the Re¬public of Seychelles.

The Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant is a 15-megawatt photovoltaic facility in Nouakchott, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. It was one of the largest solar power installations in Africa when completed and is the first such utility-scale installation in the country.

350 kW solar PV carport with EV charger stations + 500 kW solar PV ground mount

Built on a 4-metre high structure, the UAE-PPF project in Tuvalu creates shaded public space while feeding clean energy into the grid

The one megawatt plant, which was expanded from 600kW following a grant from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, bolster energy resilience and reduce costs associated with diesel imports

Masdar City uses clean energy generated on site from both the 10MW solar power plant and 1MW rooftop solar panels installed on the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence campus buildings, which supply the national grid.

This project added capacity to the Crown Prince Court Headquarters through the installation of additional solar rooftop PV modules, following an initial project in 2010.

This landmark energy and water-saving project at the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development HQ building involved the installation of an advanced chiller plant manager, variable frequency drives (VFDs) on the ventilation system, an advanced ventilation and air-conditioning control system

Masdar is implementing a hurricane-resistant clean energy plant in Antigua and Barbuda contributes to Antigua and Barbuda's goal of producing 15 percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2030.

Port Vila, the capital city of the island state of Vanuatu, has a population of 44,000, of which only 27% have access to electricity

Masdar’s 10 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Siwa was the largest solar power installation in Egypt at the time of its completion in March 2015. The project is the first utility-scale solar power installation in the Arab Republic of Egypt and accounts for 30% of the grid capacity of Siwa City and its adjoining areas.

The innovative project supploes 1,500 megawatt-hours of power per year, delivering $475,000 (U.S.) in annual fuel savings

The Port Victoria Wind Power Project, Masdar’s 6MW wind farm in the Republic of Seychelles, is the country’s first large-scale renewable energy project. It accounts for more than 8 per cent of the grid capacity on the archipelago’s main island of Mahe, where 90 per cent of the country’s residents live.

The Republic of Palau consists of over 250 islands inhabited by a total population of 21,186 citizens, the majority located on four main islands including Peleliu and Anguar

Masdar constructed a grid-connected solar photovoltaic plant on Murawah Island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

A 300-kWp rooftop grid-connected solar PV plant and 244-kWp solar PV grid-connected car park installation with 145 parking spaces

Masdar has helped bring electricity to nearly 7,000 homes and other community buildings in remote areas of Al Wadi Al Jadeed, Aswan, Luxor, Matruh, Qena and Sohag governorates of Egypt. 

Masdar delivered the first large-scale renewable energy project on the island of Vava’u in the Kingdom of Tonga

The Morocco Solar Home Systems (SHS) project is a Masdar-led initiative in partnership with Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE). It provides 19,437 solar home systems in over 1,000 villages in the Kingdom of Morocco.

The Republic of Nauru is an island of just 21 square kilometres with more than 9,500 citizens that is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels for transport and power generation

The Toshka Solar Power Plant located in Egypt provides power for the large-scale operations of an agriculture company

A 750-kilowatt peak grid of photovoltaic power on Al Jarnain Island, UAE.

This project features solar PV systems on 11 government buildings. With a total installed capacity of 2.3MWp, it reduces annual diesel fuel consumption by 1.22 million liters and mitigates 3,220 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

This rooftop solar array is located atop the headquarters building of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). It has a capacity of 40 kW and can displace 30 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Implementation of energy conservation measures in 2013 through lighting retrofit and installation of lighting controls, which reduced the annual cost of lighting energy by 80 percent.

With 400kW of solar photovoltaic panels, 600kWh of battery storage, and 184kW backup diesel generation, the system will mainly be powered by solar energy, with a standby diesel generator to provide power during the wet season.

The Um Al Zomul solar photovoltaic plant is an off-grid facility in the desert.

Masdar installed solar home systems in more than two dozen villages around Camp Robinson within the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan.

200-kilowatt peak on-grid PV power in Sea Palace, Abu Dhabi

Masdar is supporting the economic development and the Egyptian government’s plans to expand tourism along the Red Sea by developing four solar PV power plants in the region

Located at the Future Rehabilitation Center, this extensive energy conservation project included the installation of an on-grid rooftop solar photovoltaic system, an advanced ventilation and air-conditioning control system, various water-saving devices, special soil additives, LED lights, thermal coatings on the school’s roof to reduce heat gain, and a monitoring system.